3rd month without T-45 flights

By the end of June, the number of student-aviators to miss end-of-training in the T-45C Goshawk, and transition to a squadron, will reach 75, according to Vice Adm. Paul Grosklags, head of Naval Air Systems Command in addressing a Senate Armed Services subcommittee. T-45C training flights – from Naval Air Stations Pensacola, Fla.; Meridian, Miss.; and Kingsville, Texas - remain at a standstill and will likely delay transition of aviation to the fleet by 25 a month. The hypoxia-like cockpit incidents, which began in April, continues to confound investigators. "We are not doing well on the diagnosis," Grosklags told Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), chairman of the SASC’s subcommittee on sea power. The Navy has highlighted about a dozen protective measures for T-45 aircrews that would allow pilots and student-aviators to identify a potential episode before it becomes a mid-air crisis. These efforts will likely enable student pilots to return to the air, which is expected to happen in a matter of weeks, according to Grosklags. (Source: Military.com 06/13/17)