President Tsai Ing-wen, on stage, second left, awards a Presidential Citation and Order of Loyalty and Valor to Second Lieutenant Hsu Ta-chun, who was killed on May 31 when his AT-3 training jet crashed, in a ceremony in Kaohsiung yesterday. Hsu was also promoted posthumously to the rank of captain.
Taipei, May 31 (CNA) A relatively inexperienced pilot, an aging aircraft, and unstable atmospheric conditions are possible factors that may have led to Tuesday's deadly AT-3 trainer jet crash that killed the pilot, retired Air Force Lieutenant General Chang Yen-ting (張延廷) told CNA Tuesday.
WHAT HAPPENED? The military has ordered 66 AIDC-made Advanced Jet Trainers and is in the process of replacing AT-3 trainer jets and F-5E/F lead-in trainers with those/ Staff writer, with CNA
The Air Force Academy yesterday suspended all flight training for its cadets and grounded all of its AT-3 trainer jets after an AT-3 used by the academy crashed in Kaohsiung during a training session earlier in the day, killing its pilot in the air force’s second fatal incident this year.
The air force is conducting a thorough investigation to determine the cause of the incident that killed Second Lieutenant Hsu Ta-chun (徐大鈞), Air Force Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Huang Chih-wei (黃志偉) told a news briefing.
No signs of mechanical failure have been detected in the investigation, and the weather conditions were
Taipei, May 31 (CNA) Taiwan's Air Force Academy on Tuesday suspended all flight training for its cadets and grounded all of its AT-3 trainer jets after an AT-3 used by the academy crashed in Kaohsiung during a training session earlier in the day, killing its pilot.