The Air Force has cleared the nation's highest performance fighter, the F-22, for return to flight but the service, unable to pinpoint the reasons for at least one worrying incident of what clearly appeared to be hypoxia, has decided to increase medical monitoring of pilots."We now have enough insight from recent studies and investigations that a return to flight is prudent and appropriate," Air Force Chief of Staff Norton Schwartz said in a statement. "We're managing the risks with our aircrews, and we're continuing to study the F-22's oxygen systems and collect data to improve its performance."
A key part of managing that risk will be very close monitoring of pilots' physiology. The service plans to build a medical baseline for all F-22 pilots. When they land, they will be tested if they show any adverse medical signs.
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