US loses first Osprey
04-09-2010, 06:18 PM
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Originally Posted by USMCFLYR
Very sad to hear about this loss of the Airmen and the contractor.
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04-09-2010, 06:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Deuce130
Still can't tell if it's the Airman or the passengers who were killed. Either way, bad news. Godspeed.
Rickair7777 - Did you mean the Corps? What spin would that be?
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04-09-2010, 07:23 PM
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Originally Posted by USMCFLYR
True - I took the 3 service memebers as being USAF, but I'm sure they could have been from any service.
Rickair7777 - Did you mean the Corps? What spin would that be?
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Rickair7777 - Did you mean the Corps? What spin would that be?
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Due to the controversy over the osprey program, I am slightly concerned that the powers-that-be may try to spin this to avoid casting any bad light on the airframe itself. Hopefully they will just be up front about whatever went down...stuff happens in the real world and in the long run honesty will be the best policy.
Hopefully it doesn't end up with worse safety statistics than other RW platforms.
Professional Red Air...so you took the job?
EDIT: It was a USAF bird, not USMC as I assumed. Actually thinking about it I don't believe USMC has any in the A-stan.
04-09-2010, 07:39 PM
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The Osprey program reminds me of the harrier program. Does anyone know if the osprey had (has) a worse reputation than the harrier? I remember a while back watching a harrier documentary and the narrator said it was often called the “widow maker, a difficult, even dangerous plane to fly.”
04-09-2010, 08:10 PM
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Originally Posted by cargo hopeful
The Osprey program reminds me of the harrier program. Does anyone know if the osprey had (has) a worse reputation than the harrier? I remember a while back watching a harrier documentary and the narrator said it was often called the “widow maker, a difficult, even dangerous plane to fly.”
04-09-2010, 09:08 PM
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I fly into AMA alot doing student training; and I get to see the Osprey fly, hover and somewhat be graceful. But, it still turns my stomach to watch it fly after losing a friend of mine and 18 others in an Osprey crash in Arizona almost a decade ago.
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04-09-2010, 09:12 PM
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Originally Posted by rickair7777
Yes the Corps, my grammar and spelling is good but the shift key on my laptop is a little unreliable.
Due to the controversy over the osprey program, I am slightly concerned that the powers-that-be may try to spin this to avoid casting any bad light on the airframe itself. Hopefully they will just be up front about whatever went down...stuff happens in the real world and in the long run honesty will be the best policy.
Hopefully it doesn't end up with worse safety statistics than other RW platforms.
Just like the pipeline - they will have to figure something new out for this community. Maybe it will matter what phase of flight they were at the time of mishap
Professional Red Air...so you took the job?
EDIT: It was a USAF bird, not USMC as I assumed. Actually thinking about it I don't believe USMC has any in the A-stan.
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