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09-17-2011, 09:24 AM
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| MVP  Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: NoVa Age: 24
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| Mass Casualties in Air Show Crash 'Mass casualties' after crash at Reno air show - US news - Life - msnbc.com Boy this is absolutely heartbreaking to read. Not a lot dead so far, thankfully, but at least 50 injured, and we're not talking your standard cuts and bruises, we're talking severed limbs and such. I can't believe such a thing would happen, and from reading the article it appears the pilot actually saved lives by pulling up so he would hit the runway instead of the crowd. I've been to about 4 air shows at Andrews Air Force Base, and not once have I actually thought about the potential consequences if one of the aircraft were to hit the crowd like that. R.I.P. to those who died and my thoughts go out to their families and friends. |
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09-17-2011, 02:12 PM
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| Eternally Legendary   Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Seattle Age: 33
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| Re: Mass Casualties in Air Show Crash Tragic...could have been avoided if we didn't allow 70 yo man fly planes and doing acrobatics with them.
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09-17-2011, 05:45 PM
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| Camp Scrub  Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Herndon,Virginia
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|  Re: Mass Casualties in Air Show Crash i'm a big air racing fan and this is hard to take.the word is a trim tab on the horizontal stabilizer broke off. |
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09-17-2011, 06:09 PM
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| \m/   Join Date: Feb 2004 Age: 40
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| Re: Mass Casualties in Air Show Crash Horrible |
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09-17-2011, 11:31 PM
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| RG Glee  Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Newtown Square, PA Age: 33
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| Re: Mass Casualties in Air Show Crash Quote:
Fairly dangerous thing to attend. | |
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09-17-2011, 11:52 PM
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| Playmaker  Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Holland, Michigan
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| Re: Mass Casualties in Air Show Crash Quote:
70 years is the cut off date? What do you base that on?
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09-17-2011, 11:54 PM
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| Playmaker Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Holland, Michigan
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09-18-2011, 12:43 AM
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09-18-2011, 09:38 AM
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| Re: Mass Casualties in Air Show Crash there was another air show crash with fatalities this weekend i believe in mass? reminds me of when the stealth bomber crashed in annapolis at a air show . . you just never know what will happen when you leave the house.
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09-18-2011, 09:54 AM
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| Eternally Legendary Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Seattle Age: 33
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09-18-2011, 09:55 AM
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| Most Interesting Man in the World  Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Chantilly, VA Age: 25
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| Re: Mass Casualties in Air Show Crash The video of the crash seemed unreal, almost like a movie. Terrible.
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09-18-2011, 10:12 AM
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| Mann Up HOF!  Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Hattiesburg, MS
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| Re: Mass Casualties in Air Show Crash Quote:
Historic plane crashes at West Virginia air show - Yahoo! News
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09-18-2011, 10:37 AM
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| Re: Mass Casualties in Air Show Crash Doesn't seem that the pilot's age was a factor here. They're looking at mechanical failure or modifications that were made to the plane. |
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09-18-2011, 07:47 PM
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| The Starter  Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Stephens City, VA
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| Re: Mass Casualties in Air Show Crash Quote:
Older folks doing things is perfectly fine, but any type of application where you need a license (automobile, motorcycle, airplane, etc...) they should have to take a skills test to ensure they are still safe. In this case the pilot's age was not a factor. But, having older folks re-test to ensure they are still safe i don't think is a bad thing, or descriminatory. You have to take a test in the first place to get these certifications, and i don't think its unfair to have people re-test to keep them...
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09-18-2011, 09:16 PM
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| Eternally Legendary Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Seattle Age: 33
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| Re: Mass Casualties in Air Show Crash What are they suppose to say? It was a factor? Give me a break...he was 74 yo doing 2G turns and traveling at high speed. Not a factor my ass....I would sue the organizers to hell.
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