200mph Plane fly-by within 2 feet of person
01-25-2013, 08:17 AM
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Like my Mom used to say, "It's all good fun, until someone gets hurt!"
;^)
I'm sure the camera girl (or guy, screaming like a little girl) knew it was coming, how could she not?
Oh, and he was probably only going 150, not 200, so it wasn't that scary.
If you want to see scary, check out some of the low/fast passes by fighters on You Tube, much more of the Jimmy Doolittle type! Delta lost an F/O some years ago when he buzzed his family's reunion picknick...in an F16. He hit the family barn, on the second low pass.
"Hey Mom, Watch This!"
All good fun until...
;^)
I'm sure the camera girl (or guy, screaming like a little girl) knew it was coming, how could she not?
Oh, and he was probably only going 150, not 200, so it wasn't that scary.
If you want to see scary, check out some of the low/fast passes by fighters on You Tube, much more of the Jimmy Doolittle type! Delta lost an F/O some years ago when he buzzed his family's reunion picknick...in an F16. He hit the family barn, on the second low pass.
"Hey Mom, Watch This!"
All good fun until...
01-25-2013, 08:33 AM
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Inverted ribbon cut by Will Curtis / Honda Dream Team - YouTube
This guy flew within a couple feet of a couple dozen people. The only difference was that he was inverted.
This guy flew within a couple feet of a couple dozen people. The only difference was that he was inverted.
01-25-2013, 08:35 AM
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Craziest Low Pass Ever ! MUST SEE !! [French Mirage F1] - YouTube
If 200 was dangerous, what would this one be?
If 200 was dangerous, what would this one be?
01-25-2013, 01:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Ottopilot
Inverted ribbon cut by Will Curtis / Honda Dream Team - YouTube
This guy flew within a couple feet of a couple dozen people. The only difference was that he was inverted.
This guy flew within a couple feet of a couple dozen people. The only difference was that he was inverted.
The video clip in question does not appear to be a practice for an airshow stunt. If it were - the story would have already died on the vine.
Think of the difference in the airshow stunt of the airplane landing on a moving truck (Jelly Belly plane lands on moving car, with scanner audio part 2 - YouTube) and the same thing happening because some people got a crazy idea to try it out at the local airport on a Saturday morning.
01-25-2013, 01:56 PM
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As we are discussing - it seems that this stunt pilot was NOT operating within the rules and regulations.
FAA Probes Pilot in Risky Plane Stunt | ABC News - Yahoo! News
FAA Probes Pilot in Risky Plane Stunt | ABC News - Yahoo! News
01-26-2013, 05:04 AM
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This is being discussed on a home builder forum that I follow as well. Some over there claim to know more details or know the pilot. Several points that were brought up was that it was the pilots home airport where he maintains a aerobatic box with a ground level waiver and it was in effect at the time, and it was a practice routine for this years air show season, the airport manager was briefed before hand, and the camera was on a tripod so he was further away from the second person than it looked.
I wasn't there so don't shoot the messenger, but I for one, hope this is true and there was a method to the madness.
If it is a practice routine, then there probably wasn't much more danger to the people on the ground than pole holders for ribbon cuts.
I wasn't there so don't shoot the messenger, but I for one, hope this is true and there was a method to the madness.
If it is a practice routine, then there probably wasn't much more danger to the people on the ground than pole holders for ribbon cuts.
01-26-2013, 05:14 AM
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Originally Posted by dustrpilot
This is being discussed on a home builder forum that I follow as well. Some over there claim to know more details or know the pilot. Several points that were brought up was that it was the pilots home airport where he maintains a aerobatic box with a ground level waiver and it was in effect at the time, and it was a practice routine for this years air show season, the airport manager was briefed before hand, and the camera was on a tripod so he was further away from the second person than it looked.
I wasn't there so don't shoot the messenger, but I for one, hope this is true and there was a method to the madness.
If it is a practice routine, then there probably wasn't much more danger to the people on the ground than pole holders for ribbon cuts.
I wasn't there so don't shoot the messenger, but I for one, hope this is true and there was a method to the madness.
If it is a practice routine, then there probably wasn't much more danger to the people on the ground than pole holders for ribbon cuts.
Stunt pilot Jason Newburg advertises as a daredevil for hire...
Newburg's waiver to perform aerobatics expired in November, sources told ABC News.
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