Air Force to determine way ahead for T-6 return to flight at Feb. 8 meeting

By Courtney Albon / February 7, 2018 at 9:40 AM
The Air Force will hold a conference this week to determine the next steps for addressing a recent string of physiological events that has grounded the T-6 training jet. Pilots have reported 22 hypoxia-like events since the start of fiscal year 2018 -- a significant increase from the four occurences in FY-17 and three in FY-16. In response to those incidents, the service on Feb. 2 grounded all of its T-6 trainers, which are located across six bases. Lt. Gen...

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