The U.S. Navy discovered that none of the 17 squadrons based at NAS Oceana put their pilots through a recommended computer-based course on using the Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS) during its investigation into the crash of a Super Hornet last year.
Investigators found that a young pilot was struggling to monitor the readings churn out from the helmet and maintaining visual with another jet during a simulated dogfight. He failed to check his rate of descent and had to eject at high speed at around 2,500 feet above sea level after failing to recover from the dive.
As a result of the incident, every aviator must now complete all training courses for JHMCS.
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