intoxicated while flying for they wouldn t go on camera for fear of damaging their careers. fighter pilots risk their lives every time they launch a mission. in the words of one pilot i spoke with, it s an inherently risky business. you may not come back each time you take the aircraft airborne, but the navy and marine corps should give you a better than average chance. since 2009, the department of the navy has seen a rise and has reports regarding what are called physiological episodes in f-18 hornet and super hornet aircraft. physiological episodes are one of how that becomes impaired with symptoms that jeopardize their flight. some say it is like being intoxicated. they are generally caused when life-support systems fail in the plane, causing oxygen loss or depressurization. according to navy records, at least three pilots have died in crashes where this may have been a cause, and 418 ofs destroyed.
by 90%. the navy and the marine corps say they take pilot safety very seriously. the navy said it s a complex issue. they re learning to their concerns and working to find a solution to the problem. the marine corp says they re trying to find the root cause. pilots and the crew have to take off in f-18s knowing that they could have the problem and there s no automatic emergency system, nothing that would defect there s a problem and feed them oxygen in an emergency. so shep, you mentioned that i m a former f-18 pilot. as part of my training, they deliberately starved me of ox gen. i couldn t do basic math or play patty cake let alone land in an emergency situation. are they taking it seriously? there is. another training aircraft they have grounded because of these
shepard: some american fighter pilots say they re very concerned about their personal safety while at work. a safety issue in some f-18 war planes putting them at risk they say while they try to defend the country. lea gabrielle is here. she used to fly the f-18s for the navy. what is this? i speak with active duty pilots. they re talking about a problem that s like being intoxicated while flying. they didn t want to go on camera for fear of damaging their career. but they show all pilots are in creasingly in harms way before they go into combat. since 2009, the department of the navy has seen a rise in hazard reports regarding what are called physiological episodes in f-18 hornet and super hornet aircraft. physiological episodes are when pilots become impaired with symptoms that jeopardize their
troop leaders. mormon sponsored troops are not required to do so. no injuries reported when two airliners bumped after landing at laguardia airport in new york. media reports a republic aircraft operating for adult i was stopped on a taxiway when it s wing was touched by a taxiing west jet plane for the faa is investigating preand we getting first-hand accounts tonight of the dangers some of america s heroes are facing in their defense of the country. correspondent, herself a former f-18 pilot, talked with several flyers concerned about their missions in their lives. reports show pilots who fly the f-18, one of the most fierce fighting aircraft, are increasingly in harm s way before they even make it into combat. i spoke with pilots from the navy and marines concerned about a problem that is like being
intoxicated while flying for they wouldn t go on camera for fear of damaging their careers. fighter pilots risk their lives every time they launch a mission. in the words of one pilot i spoke with, it s an inherently risky business. you may not come back each time you take the aircraft airborne, but the navy and marine corps should give you a better than average chance. since 2009, the department of the navy has seen a rise and has reports regarding what are called physiological episodes in f-18 hornet and super hornet aircraft. physiological episodes are one of how that becomes impaired with symptoms that jeopardize their flight. some say it is like being intoxicated. they are generally caused when life-support systems fail in the plane, causing oxygen loss or depressurization. according to navy records, at least three pilots have died in crashes where this may have been a cause, and 418 ofs destroyed.