Scott R Wilson Posted June 9, 2016 Share Posted June 9, 2016 While you don't see the impact you do see the takeoff, climb, aileron rolls, reversal and descent. It seems strangely like the Thunderbird crash at Mountain Home AFB some years ago in which that pilot didn't climb high enough before his reversal and descent so he was unable to pull out (though he successfully ejected at the last possible second). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Slartibartfast Posted June 9, 2016 Share Posted June 9, 2016 The F-16 crash was blamed on an incorrect altimeter setting. The loop was started at too low an altitude. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scott R Wilson Posted June 9, 2016 Author Share Posted June 9, 2016 The F-16 crash was blamed on an incorrect altimeter setting. The loop was started at too low an altitude. Actually he had the proper altimeter setting, just messed up by not properly doing the math converting msl to agl at Mountain Home for the proper altitude at which to begin his reversal. As I recall he said he started his reversal at the indicated msl altitude they had used at a much lower field elevation airport. There was some discussion about why for displays they don't just set their altimeters to show "zero" on the ground to eliminate this possibility at future airports with high field elevations. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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