Following physiological episode review, Navy outlines path ahead

By Lee Hudson / June 16, 2017 at 2:51 PM
The Navy should put in place a four-phase approach to return T-45C Goshawk student pilots to flight by the end of this summer, according to a new service report that investigated aviators' physiological episodes. The Navy on June 15 released the "comprehensive review," which followed numerous reports of physiological episodes experienced while flying the T-45 and F/A-18 aircraft, among others. In April, T-45C student pilots were barred from flying. The report, signed by U.S. Pacific Fleet chief Adm. Scott Swift,...

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