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Reduction in Physiological Events in F-15E and T-6A Uneven, As U.S. Air Force Implements Safety Recommendations

Reduction in Physiological Events in F-15E and T-6A Uneven, As U.S. Air Force Implements Safety Recommendations
A T-6A Texan II waits for another T-6A to pass before taxing onto the runway Nov. 1, 2017 at Sheppard AFB, Texas (U.S. Air Force Photo)

While the U.S. Air Force has taken steps to reduce the rate of physiological events for pilots on Boeing [BA] F-15 fighter aircraft and Beechcraft [TXT] T-6A Texan trainers, including the implementation of 47 recommendations by safety investigators, the reduction in PEs for such aircraft over the last decade has been uneven, according to a recent DoD Inspector General (IG) report. "The PEs per 100,000 flight hours did not consistently decrease for the aircraft we reviewed," according to the DoD…

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