MCAS Beaufort went through months of no precision approach capability, repeatedly. It gets cloudy there, and the hornet squadrons there could barely meet minimum hours even with nice weather. The PAR is a POS. Period.
I wasn’t talking about a PAR “malfunctioning”, although I have first hand stories of fully operable PAR’s and their controllers almost killing me and friends.
I’m talking about a system so antiquated it’s difficult to fix. It’s like a priceless grandfather clock except you can only have it worked on by 18 year olds.
It’s well past time to move on.
You almost died on a PAR? I'd love to hear the story.
Sorry to hear that it's that rough at Beaufort. I only have my anecdotal experience to go on at all the Navy bases with PARs.
Like I said- make an unemotional argument with dollars and readiness numbers backed up by data....or not.