Snowbirds Crash

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

"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.

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
Weaver Consulting Services Inc.
Canadian VAR for CHARON-VAX
www.weaverconsulting.ca