Pilots Say That the F-16-Cessna Crash Illustrates a Civil-Military Difference

Re:Pilots Say That the F-16-Cessna Crash Illustrates a Civil... by dbenj on Tuesday July 28, 2015 @09:24PM (#9965727)

It was an F16 (e.g. military, not civilian).

And if the pilot is simulating instrument conditions, there is a rule: FAR 91.109 "No person may operate a civil aircraft in simulated instrument flight unless - The other control seat is occupied by a safety pilot who possesses at least a private pilot certificate with category and class ratings appropriate to the aircraft being flown".

If not simulating IMC, it's the pilot's responsibility to see and avoid per 91.113(b)

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Re:Pilots Say That the F-16-Cessna Crash Illustrates a Civil... by neurotech1 on Wednesday July 29, 2015 @03:01PM (#9970829)

They do not fly simulated IMC ("under the hood") in F-16s. By the time the pilot gets anywhere near a F-16, they have already trained for IMC in multiple trainer aircraft.

FAR 91 doesn't apply to military aircraft, although military rules require they maintain a visual scan outside the aircraft.

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Re:Pilots Say That the F-16-Cessna Crash Illustrates a Civil... by ngoede on Tuesday July 28, 2015 @09:28PM (#9965739)

What constitutes a "civil aircraft" in this situation?

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Re:Pilots Say That the F-16-Cessna Crash Illustrates a Civil... by ksherlock on Wednesday July 29, 2015 @11:45AM (#9969373)

Per the Code of Federal Regulations:

Civil aircraft means aircraft other than public aircraft.

Public aircraft means any of the following aircraft ...

(1) An aircraft used only for the United States Government ...

(2) An aircraft owned or operated by the armed forces ...

(3) An aircraft owned or operated by the National Guard ...

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