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Marine Jet Fleet Health

kmac

Coffee Drinker
pilot
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In the Fox News video one of the skippers mentioned their average time in the last 30 was 4 hours.

I'm pretty confident that DCA is acutely aware of issues such as those.

Also varies by workup/deployment cycle, as well as type of command and allocated funding. I've seen it both ways (in terms of flight hours), all during this period of hard times.

This is something that both the USN and USMC are looking closely at. The funding is key, which always results in tough decisions on who to play and who to bench.
 

MIDNJAC

is clara ship
pilot
This is something that both the USN and USMC are looking closely at. The funding is key, which always results in tough decisions on who to play and who to bench.

I got lucky in my JO tour in that we were never "benched" throughout the mx phase, and we had a false alarm early deployment so we were in workups for over a year as well. But I know there were guys in that timeframe (2012/2013) that weren't as lucky. Luck of the draw, though I'm sure there is a lot more method to the madness at the flag and above levels.
 

pilot_man

Ex-Rhino driver
pilot
I got lucky in my JO tour in that we were never "benched" throughout the mx phase, and we had a false alarm early deployment so we were in workups for over a year as well. But I know there were guys in that timeframe (2012/2013) that weren't as lucky. Luck of the draw, though I'm sure there is a lot more method to the madness at the flag and above levels.

Or you could just go to Japan and fly your ass off every year there.
 

Randy Daytona

Cold War Relic
pilot
Super Moderator
From the Marine Times. http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/sto...are-crippling-the-marines-air-power/81974498/

Of the Marine Corps' 276 F/A-18 Hornets, only 87 are currently flyable, Marine Corps officials said on April 20....Marine helicopters have seen the biggest drop in readiness. Only 42 of the Marine Corps' 147 CH-53E Super Stallions are flyable, or about 28.5 percent of the CH-53E fleet, according to Marine aviation officials.
 

Austin-Powers

Powers By Name, Powers By Reputation
From the Marine Times. http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/sto...are-crippling-the-marines-air-power/81974498/

Of the Marine Corps' 276 F/A-18 Hornets, only 87 are currently flyable, Marine Corps officials said on April 20....Marine helicopters have seen the biggest drop in readiness. Only 42 of the Marine Corps' 147 CH-53E Super Stallions are flyable, or about 28.5 percent of the CH-53E fleet, according to Marine aviation officials.

It's a shame because I saw 5-6 Super Stallions over Miramar today..
 

Recovering LSO

Suck Less
pilot
Contributor
Slowly backing away from Austin Power's mom and robava8r....

It's been a really bad week for Marine Hornets. Without speculating on the specifics of the two mishaps, is there anyone here who can speak to the state of maintenance, supply, and overall aircraft health? I have some hunches, but they're just that.
 
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