Featured in OBOGSBYJoe “Smokin” RuzickaJul 3, 2020ShareA Hornet Weapon Systems Officer’s View of the Navy’s Suffocating Jet CrewsThe problem appears to be getting worse, and some fed up pilots are boycotting their flight schedules. BYJoe “Smokin” RuzickaJul 3, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareFreezing Navy EA-18G Crew In Ice Filled Cockpit Navigated Home Using Their Smart WatchesThe plane made it back to base, but the potentially deadly mishap is the latest spectacular failure for the Growler’s environmental control system. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareUSAF and USN Try New Fixes But Still Struggle With Aircraft Oxygen WoesA fix for the F-35A’s computer and new tests on the T-45 could help curb reported hypoxia incidents, but it’s hard to say for sure. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayMay 2, 2019ShareT-45 Trainer Crashes In Tennessee Just Weeks After Grounding Was LiftedIt has been a rough year for the T-45 community, and today’s tragic news sure doesn’t help. BYTyler RogowayMay 2, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 14, 2018ShareAir Force Says It Knows Why T-6 Trainers Are Choking Pilots, But It’ll Take Years To FixThe service’s plans include a redesign of the plane’s oxygen system, new software to control it, and updated maintenance procedures. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 14, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 20, 2018ShareNASA Puts Its F/A-18s and F-15s To Work To Help Solve Pilot Oxygen Deprivation MysteryThe organization’s aviators are gathering baseline physiological and cockpit environment data to help figure out what’s choking military fliers. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 20, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayMay 8, 2018ShareF/A-18E Pilot Had Hypoxia Symptoms After Diversion To Incirlik Air Base During Syria MissionThe event is part of a long list of mysterious physiological incidents that have plagued the Pentagon’s tactical aviation and training communities. BYTyler RogowayMay 8, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayJun 13, 2017ShareNow That The F-35A Is Also Having Oxygen Issues A Solution Is More LikelyThe issue is now affecting the Air Force’s “golden goose” which is good news for the Navy’s F/A-18s and T-45s. BYTyler RogowayJun 13, 2017Share
BYJoe “Smokin” RuzickaJul 3, 2020ShareA Hornet Weapon Systems Officer’s View of the Navy’s Suffocating Jet CrewsThe problem appears to be getting worse, and some fed up pilots are boycotting their flight schedules. BYJoe “Smokin” RuzickaJul 3, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareFreezing Navy EA-18G Crew In Ice Filled Cockpit Navigated Home Using Their Smart WatchesThe plane made it back to base, but the potentially deadly mishap is the latest spectacular failure for the Growler’s environmental control system. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareUSAF and USN Try New Fixes But Still Struggle With Aircraft Oxygen WoesA fix for the F-35A’s computer and new tests on the T-45 could help curb reported hypoxia incidents, but it’s hard to say for sure. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayMay 2, 2019ShareT-45 Trainer Crashes In Tennessee Just Weeks After Grounding Was LiftedIt has been a rough year for the T-45 community, and today’s tragic news sure doesn’t help. BYTyler RogowayMay 2, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 14, 2018ShareAir Force Says It Knows Why T-6 Trainers Are Choking Pilots, But It’ll Take Years To FixThe service’s plans include a redesign of the plane’s oxygen system, new software to control it, and updated maintenance procedures. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 14, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 20, 2018ShareNASA Puts Its F/A-18s and F-15s To Work To Help Solve Pilot Oxygen Deprivation MysteryThe organization’s aviators are gathering baseline physiological and cockpit environment data to help figure out what’s choking military fliers. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 20, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayMay 8, 2018ShareF/A-18E Pilot Had Hypoxia Symptoms After Diversion To Incirlik Air Base During Syria MissionThe event is part of a long list of mysterious physiological incidents that have plagued the Pentagon’s tactical aviation and training communities. BYTyler RogowayMay 8, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayJun 13, 2017ShareNow That The F-35A Is Also Having Oxygen Issues A Solution Is More LikelyThe issue is now affecting the Air Force’s “golden goose” which is good news for the Navy’s F/A-18s and T-45s. BYTyler RogowayJun 13, 2017Share