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Originally Posted by dmpaquet  It wasn't a passenger jet - it was a PC-12 (a single engine turboprop). I'm not sure that the F-16 pilot was actually reprimanded - the investigation seemed to indicate he didn't do anything wrong; in fact, he never approached closer than 600ft according to the HUD tapes, and did so on a parallel course. The PC-12 pilot was flying through an MOA and should have expected this. At a minimum, he should have called ahead to figure out if it was hot at the time. F-16/Pilatus Incident: Air Force Says No Closer Than 600 Feet |
The last time I was at a charter company a Pilatus IS used for charting a group of 10-12 people. Is no commercial jumbo, but it is a passenger turboprop. And yes the military pilot was reprimanded according to AOPA. Either way there was 2 problems like you guys pointed out, the pilot should have checked to see if the MOA was hot, and the F-16 pilot shouldn't have gotten bored.