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All things MV-22 Osprey

Roger_Waveoff

Well-Known Member
pilot
Why do you think that is the case?
Desensitization to cautions and advisories. There are lot of conditions with landing criteria in which the plane will keep flying just fine. It may only be due to George working his magic under the glass, but the point is you can have a lot wrong with a V-22 and it not be shaking itself to pieces. It's only when it's REALLY bad that people begin to consider declaring.

One instance in my first squadron when a crew declared was while experiencing significant controllability issues after takeoff. There's something about the plane not going where you're telling it to go that scares people (rightfully so). The other was a nacelle fire that wouldn't go out even after blowing the bottle.
 

sevenhelmet

Low calorie attack from the Heartland
pilot
Desensitization to cautions and advisories. There are lot of conditions with landing criteria in which the plane will keep flying just fine. It may only be due to George working his magic under the glass, but the point is you can have a lot wrong with a V-22 and it not be shaking itself to pieces. It's only when it's REALLY bad that people begin to consider declaring.

One instance in my first squadron when a crew declared was while experiencing significant controllability issues after takeoff. There's something about the plane not going where you're telling it to go that scares people (rightfully so). The other was a nacelle fire that wouldn't go out even after blowing the bottle.

Gotcha, thanks for the detailed answer. I understand you're not defending the practice, but I'd submit that there isn't really a "downside" to declaring an emergency, other than some additional attention and priority handling which might be critical, if George suddenly finds himself out of his depth (often times nothing "feels" wrong until its too late). If there are negative repercussions to that, particularly in a military environment, I'd consider that a command-climate issue.

Just my $0.02, admittedly unsolicited. It's OK to tell me to pound sand.
 

ea6bflyr

Working Class Bum
None
Super Moderator
Contributor
That mail doesn’t deliver itself.
I thought all the CMV-22Bs were painted white on top?
iu
 

ChuckMK23

FERS and TSP contributor!
pilot
I thought all the CMV-22Bs were painted white on top?
iu
I could not find a single image of a CMV-22B that does not have the glossy "white-top" livery. And it looks amazing. One of the best looking paint scheme/livery of a US Navy aircraft ever. I think maybe the lighting skewed the pic @Roger_Waveoff shared. Congrats on your return to flight!

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ss7

New Member
Good afternoon,

I am an SNA in primary. I was wondering if there were any any Navy CMV-22 pilots that would be willing for me to ask them a few questions? I am mostly curious about the Navy specific COD mission and career pipeline. have not been able to find an IP that is a Navy Osprey pilot, or even anyone that knows one. I will be selecting soon and I am very interested in the platform.

Thank you.
 
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