Automatic G-CAS Saves F-16 Student Pilot

"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn) 09/14/2016 at 12:32 • Filed to: Planelopnik

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Recently declassified HUD video shows how this F-16 student pilot was saved from flying into the ground after he suffered G-induced loss of consciousness (G-LOC) during fighter pilot training when he pulled over 8 Gs during a maneuver. With the plane hurtling toward the ground in afterburner, the automatic ground collision avoidance system (G-CAS) pulled the plane up until the pilot regained consciousness. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! describes the incident:

After only 22 sec., the F-16 was nose-down almost 50 deg. below the horizon and going supersonic. The shocked instructor called “2 recover!” as the student passed 12,320 ft. at 587 kt. Two seconds later, with the nose down in a 55-deg. dive, altitude at 10,800 ft. and speed passing 613 kt., the worried instructor again calls “2 recover!” In a little less than another 2 sec., as the now frantic instructor makes a third call for the student pilot to pull up, the Auto-GCAS executes a recovery maneuver at 8,760 ft. and 652 kt.

The student pilot at this point comes around and pulls back on the stick, momentarily increasing Gs beyond the Auto-GCAS standard recovery level of 5 to 9.1. Minimum altitude by now is around 4,370 ft., with as little as 2,940 ft. indicated on the radar altimeter. From loss-of-control to recovery takes just under 30 sec.

facw > ttyymmnn 09/14/2016 at 12:42

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Pay attention man!

http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/watch-an-f-16-…

ttyymmnn > facw 09/14/2016 at 12:53

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I pretty much stopped reading that site when Tyler left.

facw > ttyymmnn 09/14/2016 at 12:55

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It’s true that there’s much less happening there these days.

ttyymmnn > facw 09/14/2016 at 12:58

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And much less knowledgeable writers. It’s become a resting place for reworded articles from other sources. Which, to be fair, is what I did here. But I’m not getting paid for it.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > ttyymmnn 09/14/2016 at 13:53

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You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > ttyymmnn 09/14/2016 at 13:55

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Crazy, it’s not often you hear genuine fear over the radio coming from a fighter pilot.

ttyymmnn > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 09/14/2016 at 14:04

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It might have been that instructor’s ass if his student planted himself. Even if it weren't, nobody wants to see that.

Tristan > ttyymmnn 09/14/2016 at 20:43

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Ditto. I totally didn’t even realize he left until a few days ago I thought, “gee, it’s sure been a while since I read a good Tyler Rogoway article.” Where did he end up?

ttyymmnn > Tristan 09/14/2016 at 20:52

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http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone

Tristan > ttyymmnn 09/14/2016 at 20:56

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Thank you!

ttyymmnn > Tristan 09/14/2016 at 21:07

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You're welcome!