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Think that this is indicative of the state of the US Air Force as a whole?

• xeromal 7y ago
  I think seeing cracks on ONE plane and deciding to review all of them speaks to a pretty high standard.
  • WalterBright 7y ago
    "But the risk posed by the issue — that the wing could become dislodged from the aircraft — was so serious that the Air Force decided to move forward with inspections for all planes that could potentially be impacted." I would think that's a minimum standard, not a pretty high one. Having wings fall off is embarrassing, expensive, deadly, and nobody wants to testify before Congress as to why they let that happen.
  • HeWhoLurksLate 7y ago
    One of the mechanics on an aircraft carrier I was on (briefly, I'm not military) said that if they find even one nut on the ground, they'll isolate and ground every single plane they think might be affected.
• germinalphrase 7y ago
  Playing the numbers game is their job. Logistics win wars.