How low can you go?

"James Hart" wrote in message
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Henry Bibb wrote:
Sigh. I went to the site to snag a copy of this, and it appears to
be gone. Anybody got a copy you can email me?
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I grabbed it:
http://jameshart.mine.nu/spitfire.wmv


Thanks James. That looks like one fun pass at first sight but re-runs show
how close the pilot was to disaster. I guess the camera was on a stand, if
I'd been holding you'd have seen a lot of grass!

Nick

Thanks James. That looks like one fun pass at first sight but re-runs
show
how close the pilot was to disaster. I guess the camera was on a
stand, if
I'd been holding you'd have seen a lot of grass!


You can see the shadow rise up towards the aircraft at one point, so the
ground wasn't as flat as it looks. I wonder how close his prop tips were
to the ground then.

It's definitely a "holy ****" pass, but it put a very valuable aircraft
at risk, as well as at least three lives, and if he'd crashed or even
"just" sliced the reporter and cameraman to red froth without crashing
the aircraft, it wouldn't have had a favourable effect on the continued
operation of warbirds.

Jeff

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sirius wrote:
Thanks James. That looks like one fun pass at first sight but re-runs
show
how close the pilot was to disaster. I guess the camera was on a
stand, if
I'd been holding you'd have seen a lot of grass!

It's definitely a "holy ****" pass, but it put a very valuable aircraft
at risk, as well as at least three lives, and if he'd crashed or even
"just" sliced the reporter and cameraman to red froth without crashing
the aircraft, it wouldn't have had a favourable effect on the continued
operation of warbirds.

One of the most spectacular low passes I've ever seen at an airshow was
25-30 odd years ago at Sunderland, when the RN historical flight Firefly
came in towards the airfield so low that it literally came up into view
as it climbed over the rise in the field. Spectacular, and very well done
by very professional people.

Picked up this month's Aeroplane Montly yesaterday to read that the same
Firefly went in at Duxford on the 12th last month, killing both crew. It
doesn't seem to have been the result of going especially low (apart,
obviously, from right at the end), but it doesn't half make one think.

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