River6

More cream of crop pilots in the military.

YouTube - b-52 crash (longer version)



REPORT: PILOT KILLED HIMSELF AIR FORCE SAYS A-10'S CRASH INTO GOLD DUST PEAK WAS INTENTIONAL.(Local)
Article from:Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO) Article date:October 25, 1997 Author: Foster, Dick More results for: A-10 crashes plane into mountain | Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 1997 Rocky Mountain News. All rights reserved. Reproduced with the permission of the Dialog Corporation by Gale Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)

Byline: Dick Foster Rocky Mountain News Southern Bureau

Capt. Craig Button committed suicide when he flew his A-10 attack jet into the side of a Colorado mountain last April.

The Air Force said Friday that it had only circumstantial evidence on which to base its finding, but that evidence could lead to no other conclusion.

``Capt. Button intentionally deviated from the planned flight and maneuvered the aircraft to the mishap site,'' the Air Force report states.

The release of the accident investigation report Friday comes after nearly seven months of investigation.

The 32-year-old bachelor from Massapequa, N.Y., a trainee in ...

River6

Some more cream of the crop military pilots bombing some guys apartment in Tulsa! Must be some thick cream!

Gizmodo - F-16 Pilot Drops Bomb on Tulsa, Accidentally - Accident

blastoff

Wow, you really said that.

Have you read Renslow's training history?

He wasn't as well trained as a military pilot, you're the only person on earth arguing the contrary.

I think the point of this thread is this one guy an his brutal training record is making us all look bad, especially the Regional guys that ARE worth a damn.

River6

I heard what the papers have printed if you can believe half of what you read. I'm not saying the guy did not screw up. But this whole arguement that military pilots are better than civilian pilots is a crock!

blastoff

So if you took a bunch of guys whose only training is at ERAU, UND, Purdue, ATP, Gulftream, DCA and throw them into F-16's...you think they would be able to perform remotely better?

Would there be more or less bombs accidentally dropped?

Would there never be any airshow accidents?

Nobody would land with the Gear Up?

In general, for Military pilots to be considered better trained, we would have to have a PERFECT safety record?

blastoff

I think you are putting words into peoples mouths. Military pilots are better trained. That's just common sense.

BUT, a civilian can develop into just as good a pilot, if not better, DESPITE not having the opportunity to go to UPT or Pensacola.

River6

I think that same question could hold true for civilian pilots as well. Like I said earlier, lets take the lastest major airline crashes in the last 10 years and lets see who was PIC on those flights. I've already listed three AMR Crashes that were listed as pilot error. We at SWA have had three and they all were pilot error, flown by former military pilots. So for you or anyone else on this forum to say that military pilots are better pilots than civilian pilots is a crock!

River6

I think your watching to many Top Gun reruns as well!

blastoff

Oh come on, that's a Navy movie.

Radials Rule

What we have here is a real live pi$$ing contest!