"ArtKramr" wrote in message
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Subject: How low can you go?
From: "The Raven"
Date: 7/30/03 3:07 AM Pacific Daylight Time
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"James Hart" wrote in message
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Now that's a pretty low flypast, no wonder the presenter's crapping
himself.
http://www.airshows.tv/vids/ohmygod.wmv

I expect flames for this but.............

It seemed a totally irresponsible bit of flying, regardless of how
experience the pilot may have been. Very impressive without a doubt, but
it
was risky to both the film crew and the pilot. What if something had gone
wrong? We'd all be lamenting the loss of the pilot and another
irreplaceable
historic aircraft and blubbering about how tragic it all was.

Isn't this the very type of flying that is leading to a number of
historic
aircraft (and crews) being lost all for the sake of impressing the
crowds/cameras?

I'm all for a good handling demonstration but don't risk the aircraft,
the
pilots, or the spectators. You can't replace the aircraft nor the people
who
get killed when things go wrong. With regards to historic relics, which
is
what these aircraft are, it's one thing to operate them with care another
to
recklessly abuse them to destruction.


Ok, I'll put my flame suit on now.

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The Raven
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** since August 15th 2000.



No flames from me. You are dead (pun intended ) right. It's all
impressive
until someone dies.

Exactly, except I'm not impressed watching someone risk a piece of history
or trying to "bend" it.

Then we see it for what it is,. childish showing off.

I hear that the UK airshow circuit is one where the more exciting the
demonstration the better chance of being hired or sponsored to display. If
someone else wants to right off an historic aircraft, I'd rather it be them
than me.

And
pretty soon these hot shots find that their crews doesn't want to fly with
them
anymore. Save us all from show-off pilots.

Hopefully peer pressure will influence these guys to better behaviour.

As I said, it's all impressive until something goes wrong. Let's face it,
would the average spectator really know the difference between a spirited
but safe maneouver and one that pushes the envelope? NO, so why do it.


--
The Raven
http://www.80scartoons.co.uk/batfinkquote.mp3
** President of the ozemail.* and uunet.* NG's
** since August 15th 2000.