Message posted by Andre' M. Dall'au on August 12, 2000 at 12:26:46 EST:
Intense ACM or complex scenario traning, properly executed and commanded pose little threat to the pilots involved. The pilots need that kind of training so they do not have to be exposed to it in conjuction with a combat environment for the first time. What can and should be identified are the "at risk" behaviors that pilots that are involved. These behaviors that hazard the pilots, other pilots and a lot of expensive hardware, can be isolated and corrected. The pilots that get overloaded in the cockpit, and stop flying the airplane, or get caught up in the mission that they forget to monitor their airspeed or altitude, need to be identified by their commanders and have their behavior changed. Accidents just don't happen, planes just don't fall out of the sky, and poor performance (especially in the flying community) is seldom rewarded by the safe act of pulling their quals until the situation is remedied. Unlike the movies that equate safety with wimpishness, flying smart and safe, even in a Combat or Combat training enviornment is essential. In combat, a pilot that flew poorly or made mistakes will be even a bigger burden to his mates when he screws the pooch (like the idiot F-16 O'Grady pilot in Bosnia - the reason the missle took him out was he never tured on his threat receiver, and was a known bonehead in his squadron, his callsign was Zed; as in zero) then you have to risk better men to get him out. Yes, combat simulation IS needed, the more realistic the better, just don't let the commenders off the hook for ensuring that the missions are flown safely and low-performers are dealt with.
In Reply to: Re: green flag mid air collision posted by Richard on August 12, 2000 at 06:02:43 EST:
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