Remember the PointNiner post from March about two pilots who complained about getting harassed by an F-16? . . . . I'll take that as a no. Well, the FAA has released the audio tapes and the radar playback of that incident as seen from a controllers point of view at Albuquerque Center. To quickly bring you back up to speed, an F-16 from Luke AFB intercepts a Pilatus PC-12 in a Military Operations Area (MOA) in Arizona. When the pilot of the PC-12 complains to the controller, another pilot, in a Beechcraft Premier says he was also intercepted. At one point, the F-16 was allegedly only 10 feet away from the PC-12. The AOPA jumped all over this incident when it happened and was the one who was able to procure the video from the FAA. Pete Lehmann, AOPA manager of air traffic services comments “everyone involved agrees that we must work together to find ways to safely share airspace and prevent similar incidents in the future.” When I first heard about this incident several months ago, I didn't think much of it. Then I watched this video. That F-16 looks like he is deliberately pouncing on that PC-12. I think the Air Force owes those pilots at least a new set of clean underwear.
(via AOPA)
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6 comments:
Sounds like a court matrial to me.
Yawn, so some richie rich is flying along in a military operation area and then complains when a military jet flies right by him. Licking the cheetos orange flavor off my fingers... It would have been better if the civilian lost control of his stupid plane.
If you understood what goes on in a MOA then you may not want to fly in one. And where was the advisory radio call to the Viper pilots about VFR traffic in their MOA?
guns guns guns,,,tally-ho splash 1
WAAAAAAH! Next time perhaps the civilians should fly VFR OUTSIDE the MOA. I've had several close calls within MOAs with civilian aircraft oblivious to military training. Where do civilians think the military pilots learn military flying...? Let's see, in the MOA.... MILITARY Operating Area. Duh! You can't defend the troops on the ground by only practicing your ILS approaches. Unfortunately the civilians are allowed to pass through MOAs. They are stupid to do so, and arrogant to complain about it afterwards. I hope the F-16 boys got good video of the intercepts.
Personally, I'd like to see the silly prick try stunts like that without an ejection seat... yeah, thought not.
He's probably one of those road users that likes to educate drivers by brake-testing them.
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