tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579907756656776056.post2868579528047706743..comments2024-03-28T04:22:28.228-07:00Comments on Navy Matters: The Navy's Death SpiralComNavOpshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09669644332369727431noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579907756656776056.post-58735973725943839242012-07-19T05:10:28.857-07:002012-07-19T05:10:28.857-07:00Aircraft only have a certain number of allowable a...Aircraft only have a certain number of allowable arrested landings and flight hours before they have to be retired.<br /><br />*****<br /><br />I'm not defending the Navy on this issue, but we've blown through flight hour limitations on other T/M/S in the past. <br /><br />The naval aircraft I flew (P-3) had a projected service life of 7,500 flt hrs, but most of them are at about 16,000 flt hrs now. If we didn't have the P-8 coming, we'd be in big trouble.<br /><br />The reality isn't that we'll retire aircraft on schedule. We'll probably just fly them less to make them last longer. And that hurts aircrew proficiency and experience.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com