Snowbirds Crash

"Dave S" wrote in message
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George Patterson wrote:


The government has tried to shut them down before; this incident is much
more likely to result in disbandment than new aircraft.

George Patterson

They are slated to fly Wings Over Houston in October.. Hope they get to
make it.

Dave


The team leader has been quoted as saying that they will *not* fly "until a
cause has been determined". Whether that was taken in context or not, who
knows.
And whether he really meant "when the investigation must be complete and the
report issued", or "when we think we know what happened".

The immediate big performance that stands to be cancelled is the Canadian
National Exhibition at Toronto next weekend. No doubt the biggest single
audience in Canada, possibly even in all of North America.

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"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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Maybe after this incident the Canadians will stop making their
world-renowned aerobatic team fly around in antique aircraft?

Would that it be this easy.

....snip...

My guess is that the Snows will reach the same plateau reached by the
Thunderbirds right after the Indian Springs Line Abreast Loop crash that
took Norm Lowry's team. After the dust settled in, it was either trash the
mission or upgrade it. The Thunderbirds dropped the T38's and got the
Vipers thanks to a lot of people working hard to see that happen......my
self included.
I hope the Snows reach that decision point and the Canadians finally
decide to upgrade them to the Hawks.

This could be a good time.

The federal budget is supposed to be in surplus shape, and public opinion is
on their side.

Not scientific, of course, but a recent poll of public would have 71 percent
give them new planes, and only 20 percent would can them. The remaining 9
would have them keep going with what they got.

George Patterson wrote:
Jay Honeck wrote:

Maybe after this incident the Canadians will stop making their
world-renowned aerobatic team fly around in antique aircraft?

The government has tried to shut them down before; this incident is
much more likely to result in disbandment than new aircraft.

Why jump to the conclusion that it was a mechanical problem? For all we
know it could have been a bird strike. In that part of the country they
even have mosquitoes big enough to take down a plane. If it was just
a bird then let the Snowbirds carry on with the 9 Tutors. The last time
the government talked about replacing the jets I was told that if they
had to go with any other jet they could only afford to put 4 planes in
the air.

I was really looking forward to seeing the Snowbirds this Saturday and
Sunday in St. Catharines, but I will probably still be at the airshow.

--
Peter Weaver
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Canadian VAR for CHARON-VAX
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