A memorial service is being planned for the pilot of an F-22 which was lost over Alaska.
Capt. Jeffrey Haney's remains have not been found, but the Air Force says evidence at the remote crash site indicates he could not have survived. Part of the fighter jet's ejection seat was found at the site, which means Haney, of Clarklake, Mich., never ejected, Col. Jack McMullen said Friday.Haney was on a nighttime training mission at the time of the crash Tuesday.
My question is this.
I'm by no means an aviation expert, but this is the second time that an F-22 appears to have abruptly departed controlled flight. Why do I say that? There has been no indication that a 'mayday' call was put out by the pilot. It also appears that these airplanes were conducting some type of air intercept mission and were perhaps aggressively throwing the planes around the sky.
This is to be expected if you're flying the premier fighter in the world.
What isn't to be expected is that an airplane departs controlled flight without warning to the pilot. The last time this happened that I can recall is to a Lockheed Martin test pilot in Nevada.
What gives with the F-22?
And please oh please spare me the tired old pilot error thing.
