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Terri Weber's last conversation with her son Pace took place just as his dream of becoming an Air Force pilot was taking off. But she heard something besides excitement in her son's voice. "Our planes are having a lot of mechanical problems," Pace told his mom from his...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Deadly Trainer | 1/12/1998 | See Source »

That decision is starting to look like a mistake. A TIME investigation, based on dozens of interviews as well as a review of Air Force documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act, suggests that the T-3 is a plane too perilous for veteran pilots, much less beginners, to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Deadly Trainer | 1/12/1998 | See Source »

The Air Force brass, eager to please the boss, bought the 1,750-lb. English-manufactured Slingsby T-3 and made it mandatory for all cadets to fly the craft if they want to earn their wings. It is a tiny plane, half the length and one-tenth the weight...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Deadly Trainer | 1/12/1998 | See Source »

The Air Force investigation concluded that Dostal put the plane into a spin and that Fischer fumbled the recovery because the Air Force had not adequately trained him. The crash report said the engine was running while the plane plunged a mile in 30 sec., in 17 ever tightening spirals...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Deadly Trainer | 1/12/1998 | See Source »

On Sept. 30, 1996, a second T-3 crashed 30 miles east of the academy, killing Cadet Dennis Rando, 21, and his instructor, Captain Clay Smith, 28. The Air Force concluded that Rando, a senior, and Smith had been practicing a forced landing and crashed when the engine failed during...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Deadly Trainer | 1/12/1998 | See Source »

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