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USAFA Flight Program Interrupted, Again...and Again...and Again



 
 
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Old January 15th 04, 10:19 AM
Jack
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Default USAFA Flight Program Interrupted, Again...and Again...and Again

Fwd:

AIR FORCE ACADEMY FLEET GROUNDED

"The U.S. Air Force Academy, at Colorado Springs, Colo., has grounded 45
of its aircraft due to safety concerns after inspectors discovered
"maintenance irregularities," the Air Force said on Tuesday. The fleet
is maintained by a contractor, Doss Aviation, and will remain grounded
while Air Force officials review and investigate discrepancies. The
grounding affects UV-18s, gliders, motorgliders, T-41s and Cessna 150s.
Safety concerns arose following the Jan. 2 engine failure of a UV-18
Twin Otter that was en route to Florida to pick up cadets from a
parachuting competition. The Twin Otter had no passengers on board, and
landed safely at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla."

http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archive...ll.html#186493


Yes, it is better than "USAFA Aircraft in Fatal Crash" headlines, but
apparently the program continues to be somewhat of a joke.

Perhaps USAF should hire someone from UAL/AA/DAL/NWA/COA to show them how to
keep their fleet safe, productive, AND have clean paperwork?




Jack

 




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