did he say that pilots "just do the flying...you don't have to think about anything." and then went on to imply that "they don't make decisions" like ACO's? the interview must have made him nervous and obscurred his thought...what a ludicrous comment to make.
@airasiax I think he meant decisions regarding the mission in general. Decisions regarding the practical flying of the aircraft is the pilot's responsibility, but I guess those regarding the broader scheme of things is the realm of the ACO.
@TheAtlasTheory A pilot flying a single seat FA-18A doesn't rely on an ACO to achieve the mission. If there is a Wedgetail in the picture, then yes, ACO's would be present and would be able to assist the pilot. But at the end of the day, it's the pilots own responsibility to achieve mission success. I'd say this bloke didn't mean what he said.
@airasiax Well yes, in the case of that single class of plane, that's correct. But when it comes to the B, F and F+, the tactical mission-related calls are the domain of the ACO, and all decisions regarding the safe flying of the aircraft are managed by the pilot. Having two men makes it a more effective process, essentially freeing up the pilot to focus primarily on the extraordinarily difficult task that he has to achieve. It's up to both the pilot and the ACO to achieve mission success.
@TheAtlasTheory ACO's don't fly in FA-18B's mate. Each SQN generally has 1 B model at any given time, with 2OCU operating most of them. The bloke in the back seat of a B is an instructor, not an ACO. And like the comment that you have removed (it seems), the fact that we will operate a far more advance single seat aircraft (F-35) than the FA-18F means that mission success can be achieved with 1 pilot only, and the RAAF is obviously confortable with that.
@airasiax Mind you, this will all change when the F-35 enters service and the F/A18's are phased out. Then the case will be much like that of the F/A-18A, as you previously stated.
All in all I do agree with you though, he could have phrased it in a much better way.
did he say that pilots "just do the flying...you don't have to think about anything." and then went on to imply that "they don't make decisions" like ACO's? the interview must have made him nervous and obscurred his thought...what a ludicrous comment to make.
airasiax 3 months ago
@airasiax I think he meant decisions regarding the mission in general. Decisions regarding the practical flying of the aircraft is the pilot's responsibility, but I guess those regarding the broader scheme of things is the realm of the ACO.
TheAtlasTheory 3 months ago
@TheAtlasTheory A pilot flying a single seat FA-18A doesn't rely on an ACO to achieve the mission. If there is a Wedgetail in the picture, then yes, ACO's would be present and would be able to assist the pilot. But at the end of the day, it's the pilots own responsibility to achieve mission success. I'd say this bloke didn't mean what he said.
airasiax 3 months ago
@airasiax Well yes, in the case of that single class of plane, that's correct. But when it comes to the B, F and F+, the tactical mission-related calls are the domain of the ACO, and all decisions regarding the safe flying of the aircraft are managed by the pilot. Having two men makes it a more effective process, essentially freeing up the pilot to focus primarily on the extraordinarily difficult task that he has to achieve. It's up to both the pilot and the ACO to achieve mission success.
TheAtlasTheory 2 months ago
@TheAtlasTheory ACO's don't fly in FA-18B's mate. Each SQN generally has 1 B model at any given time, with 2OCU operating most of them. The bloke in the back seat of a B is an instructor, not an ACO. And like the comment that you have removed (it seems), the fact that we will operate a far more advance single seat aircraft (F-35) than the FA-18F means that mission success can be achieved with 1 pilot only, and the RAAF is obviously confortable with that.
airasiax 1 month ago
@airasiax My mistake with the B. I can't recall removing any comments. I think the future prospects for the ACO are quite interesting indeed!
On an unrelated note, I've really enjoyed checking out some of the videos on your channel. Keep them coming!
TheAtlasTheory 1 week ago
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@airasiax Mind you, this will all change when the F-35 enters service and the F/A18's are phased out. Then the case will be much like that of the F/A-18A, as you previously stated.
All in all I do agree with you though, he could have phrased it in a much better way.
TheAtlasTheory 2 months ago