F16 Pilot Being "Unprofessional"?
12-13-2009, 09:11 PM
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F16 Pilot Being "Unprofessional"?
12-13-2009, 09:55 PM
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Year and a half old thread being resurrected. Don't feed it.
http://www.airlinepilotforums.com/ha...16-pilots.html
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12-14-2009, 07:30 AM
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Originally Posted by BDGERJMN
I would think flying through any MOA regardless of location without knowing the who/what/where/when about the MOA is asking for trouble.
Exception would be an intercept of course, but conducting an unauthorized DITY intercept of a civilian airplane in this day-and-age is an obvious no-no. The pilot probably thought he was getting a real intercept, no wonder the viper guy got spanked.
12-14-2009, 09:56 AM
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Originally Posted by esa17
Not in certain parts of the country.
12-14-2009, 10:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Slice
Sure it is. Most just don't want to take the extra time to go around them. I was guilty of it too before I flew in them for the military. It's not smart. Most civilians think "they(fighters) have radar, they can see me" not true. Fly through the middle of a BFM engagement or LFE and it may be the last thing you ever do.
12-14-2009, 10:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Planespotta
Hypothetically, what if you're IFR and center doesn't vector you around the MOA or tell you to remain clear? The two aircraft were a Pilatus PC-12 and a Beechcraft Premier . . . I think it's a pretty safe guess that neither of these airplanes was operating under VFR. You've obviously been around longer, but I'd think it would be more complicated than "avoid hot MOAs."
In this case it's safe to assume that either those planes were VFR or ATC screwed up. I suspect the former.
12-14-2009, 02:49 PM
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Originally Posted by rickair7777
True statement. However...it's still legal.
Flying formation with another aircraft without prior arrangement is an FAR violation, and presumably frowned upon by the DoD also.
The pilot probably thought he was getting a real intercept, no wonder the viper guy got spanked.
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