AVweb Podcast: Friday, September 15, 2006

Gemini Sparkle

Key Takeaways:

  • The U.S. Air Force is destroying 110 T3 Slingsby Firefly aircraft, which have been left unused at Hondo Airport for nine years.
  • This decision is drawing criticism from pilots and the public, who see it as a $33 million waste of taxpayer money, despite the Air Force's assertion that the planes are no longer needed.
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Why would the Air Force smash 110 piston singles to bits? That’s the question being raised by pilots in the San Antonio area this week. The Air Force says it has no use for the T3s, known by their civilian name as Slingsby Fireflys, but the folks who have watched them wither at Hondo Airport for the last nine years say they deserved a better fate and that $33 million of taxpayers’ money has been wasted.

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