F16 Deadstick landing....

[SC457A]

That reminds me of the video when the '16 hits a bird and the pilots have to eject.

Just curious, how many hours/years of training does it take to be a f-16 pilot?

[jw33]

Was that Doug Masters?

[DON SVO]

Was that Doug Masters?

"Time to DIIIIIIIEEEEE, Iron Eagle!!!"

[Rustang]

Why do they call it "dead stick" when the stick works just fine as evidenced by the manuevering in the video.

His engines were dead, but the stick seemed to work.

I'm betting it's an old saying from the wood propeller days. Refering to the prop as a stick, so a dead stick would be a motionless prop! But I'm just guessing.

[bottlerocket]

I'm betting it's an old saying from the wood propeller days. Refering to the prop as a stick, so a dead stick would be a motionless prop! But I'm just guessing.

Thats exactly right actually

[Fern]

Was that Doug Masters?

obv.

[CJ]

I think his server shit the bed.

[bottlerocket]

I like how ATC was being such a cheerleader throughout as if the pilot was was anything other than calm, cool, and collective. ATC seemed to be the more nervous of the two in that predicament. Good to see the pilot wasn't fazed by the engine trouble, likely due to all the training he had in handling situations just like that, and safely landed without further incident.

That didn't sound like ATC, almost sounded like another flight out there. The only 2 controllers there were an ATC from Washington Center (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washing...Control_Center) and the Tower at Elizabeth City. Tried listening a couple times and he was probably (if i had to guess) an ABM onboard an AWACS.

That reminds me of the video when the '16 hits a bird and the pilots have to eject.

Just curious, how many hours/years of training does it take to be a f-16 pilot?

Roughly 3 years depending on how the training pipeline is. IFS, UPT, SUPT and then F-16 school.

[onemeangixxer7502]

That didn't sound like ATC, almost sounded like another flight out there. The only 2 controllers there were an ATC from Washington Center (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washing...Control_Center) and the Tower at Elizabeth City. Tried listening a couple times and he was probably (if i had to guess) an ABM onboard an AWACS.



Roughly 3 years depending on how the training pipeline is. IFS, UPT, SUPT and then F-16 school.

also atc is trained to do that,anyways one is military one is atc.Military radios transmit on a different frequencies(higher) than US civilian radios

[bottlerocket]

also atc is trained to do that,anyways one is military one is atc.Military radios transmit on a different frequencies(higher) than US civilian radios

Yep, UHF vs VHF

[akfodysvn]

mil transmit on both UHF, VHF, HF...

[The Sarge]

Was that Doug Masters?

HAHA. I have that on VHS.Just might go watch it!

[bottlerocket]

mil transmit on both UHF, VHF, HF...

True but typically you will not hear them transmitting on VHF in any North American airspace. They will use the UHF alternative.

[ZYouL8R]

True but typically you will not hear them transmitting on VHF in any North American airspace. They will use the UHF alternative.

Depends. If I go into busy airspace where everyone is on VHF, I'll use VHF so I can hear other traffic.

[bottlerocket]

Depends. If I go into busy airspace where everyone is on VHF, I'll use VHF so I can hear other traffic.

You monitor VHF or broadcast over it as well? Ive never heard any military on VHF, even when flying through the bravo over DFW

Oh and BTW, how was IFS? I'm headed there late summer-early fall.