ryoder 1,381 #1 August 22, 2015 All caught on video: http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/plane-crash-british-airshow-causes-multiple-casualties-n414221"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yoink 321 #2 August 22, 2015 Holy fucking shit. Can't believe the pilot survived! Looked like simple pilot error too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oldwomanc6 38 #4 August 23, 2015 Amazon Yep. lisa WSCR 594 FB 1023 CBDB 9 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,621 #5 August 23, 2015 And now one in Switzerland. Bad month for air shows.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyjumpenfool 2 #6 August 23, 2015 I've always said that, given what these (highly skilled professionals) pilots do at airshows, it's amazing more crashes don't happen. Time after time, they make the absolutely incredible look easy. It is indeed, a sad month for airshows. Especially from a PR perspective. Birdshit & Fools Productions "Son, only two things fall from the sky." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeJD 0 #7 August 24, 2015 yoinkCan't believe the pilot survived! He certainly must be in a bad way after that crash. I gather he's in an a medically-induced coma at the moment, and if he does wake up it will be to the knowledge that he's killed at least 11 people. That's pretty grim. I see they've banned Hawker Hunter flights for the time being - that seems an odd thing to do considering it's a 60-year old design and this one crashed during an aerobatic manoeuvre, but I guess it's standard procedure. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shorehambeach 9 #8 August 25, 2015 The crash was less than a mile from my home in our local village. The airshow is the highlight of the calendar for the locals and the thousands that visit to watch - its a charitable event that has raised more than 1.6mUSD for former pilots (including my late father) One of the deceased was a former Paratrooper who spent his retirement driving wedding cars and was on his way to pick up the bride and groom. Blue Skies from a very sombre Shoreham in the UK. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpwally 0 #9 August 26, 2015 knee jerk reactions at best,,,why not raise the altitude for manuvers ? It was not the design of the airplane that caused it to crash...... smile, be nice, enjoy life FB # - 1083 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #10 August 26, 2015 jumpwally knee jerk reactions at best,,,why not raise the altitude for manuvers ? It was not the design of the airplane that caused it to crash...... Exactly. It was pilot error. Like a hook turn too low. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 14 #11 August 28, 2015 Pilot error and just plain bad luck he hit the road instead of the field. I don't know if US regulations on airshows would have prevented this. Probably not. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildcard451 0 #12 August 28, 2015 This looks a lot like the Thunderbirds crash a few years back, with the pilot ejecting. I believe that resulted from a mis-calibrated altimeter. I am not sure why there was energy being directed towards a populated area during acrobatics. Blue skies. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,381 #13 September 5, 2015 Pilot was not licensed for aerobatics that low: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/aviation/11844829/Shoreham-Air-Show-plane-crash-Pilot-was-too-low-official-report-reveals.html"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yoink 321 #14 September 5, 2015 ryoder Pilot was not licensed for aerobatics that low: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/aviation/11844829/Shoreham-Air-Show-plane-crash-Pilot-was-too-low-official-report-reveals.html Wow. 'Misjudgement'...? That's one way of putting it. Assuming this is right, what do people think the appropriate penalties are for the pilot? If he'd JUST crashed the plane somewhere unpopulated, I could see (and agree) with him getting away with having his pilots license revoked, but having killed 11 people I'm guessing he'll be charged with involuntary manslaughter. (Accidentally killing someone without malice of forethought). From what I can find, the penalty for manslaughter is very variable, but does carry stricter punishments is the act which caused the death was inherently risky or negligent - both of which may apply. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
