2 -v- 1 (close call with a Viper)

[JungleJett]

10 feet...nice form!

http://www.aopa.org/flightplanning/articles/2008/080707f-16.html

 

[Rez O. Lewshun]

AOPA reports the F-16 pilot was reprimanded....

FAA releases radar video of F-16's close call with GA aircraft
By AOPA ePublishing staff

AOPA has obtained a video of the radar return and radio calls for the March 21 incident in which an F-16 pilot flew in close formation with the unsuspecting pilots of a Pilatus PC-12 and a Beechcraft Premier jet flying through an active military operations area. The pilots took aggressive maneuvers to try to prevent a midair.

The F-16 pilot, based out of Luke Air Force Base, was reprimanded. Luke officials have told AOPA that they will alter their local training program to avoid this type of encounter in the future.

AOPA has recommended that the Air Force and the FAA develop a way for center controllers to communicate with military controllers in real time. The two were not communicating at the time of the March incident.

 

[414Flyer]

10 feet...nice form!

http://www.aopa.org/flightplanning/articles/2008/080707f-16.html

I think its been proven the F-16 pilot was nowhere near 10 ft off the wing, more like 1/4 mile

 

[SIG600]

Ya, ATC radar has nothing even close to the resolution to break out 10' of separation. I'm calling BS. Especially since the TACTS/ACM pods confirmed he stayed outside of 1000'.

 

[JungleJett]

I was only commenting about the "offended" pilots judge of distance.

 

[cjdriver]

Who cares how close he came. No metal was bent. They were both in the airspace legally. Nuff said.

(edited so as not to ruffle feathers)

 

[McGillicutty]

Hahaha this guy with the TCAS RA is a dork.

 

[Scrapdog]

Hey, how about this...don't fly through a friggin active MOA like an idiot when fighters are manuevering at high speed. What a concept. Then you won't get your ridiculous RA and sound like a clown on the radio...

 

[Scrapdog]

AOPA reports the F-16 pilot was reprimanded....

Thanks Rez - very observant.

 

[erj-145mech]

Hey, how about this...don't fly through a friggin active MOA like an idiot when fighters are manuevering at high speed. What a concept. Then you won't get your ridiculous RA and sound like a clown on the radio...

How about this...Lt Viper Driver show some discipline while playing war games and not execute a 180 to intercept an non participating aircraft? What a concept! I guess they don't teach that in ROTC?

And by definition, a MOA is not closed airspace. There was nothing illegal about the two aircraft transiting the airspace.