Blue Angel Crash

[Vprdrvr69]

Very tragic day for military aviation. Just after a Thunderbird crash earlier today. Thoughts and prayers to the family. Nickel in the grass.

https://www.rt.com/usa/345242-blue-angels-plane-crash/

 

 

[HuggyU2]

Vaya con Dios, Jeff. 

[Fud]

Looks like he didn't eject to avoid an apartment building.  Nickel in the grass, but a selfless move for sure.  Prayers for his family.

[Duck]

The comments section below the article is downright pathetic. Few people are even appreciative of the freedom that Capt. Kuss fought for. We are living in modern day Rome... Semper Fi brother!

[Vprdrvr69]

28 minutes ago, Duck said:

The comments section below the article is downright pathetic. Few people are even appreciative of the freedom that Capt. Kuss fought for. We are living in modern day Rome... Semper Fi brother!

Wow...I just went back and reread the comments section. Truly disgusting and sadly somewhat representative of what's happening to our country. I just read a story about Lt Gen Boykin and Ft Riley that had me shaking my head as well. I'll save that for another thread.

[HossHarris]

You mean the comments from the masses on "Russia today" aren't overwhelmingly sympathetic and pro-us?

 

shocking. 

[Stitch]

Nickel on the grass.  RIP Gold Winged brother.

[fire4effect]

Anybody know what the class A mishap rate is for the F-18 for say the last 10 years? Sounds eerily similar to the Beaufort  SC crash of the Blue Angel's #6 in 2007. Not to mention a couple of mishaps that were dual engine failures with ground fatalities. So much for dual engine redundancy.

[Gazmo]

The 2007 crash was attributed to low-level G-lock. Only time will tell what caused this one, but it was explained in an article (how accurate it is of course is questionable), that he was performing a low-transition/split-s manuever. Could have been G-lock. Could've been the wrong altimeter setting (Thunderbirds at Mt Home?). Of course we do know the Blues don't wear G-suits. If they attribute this to G-lock, again, I hope they reconsider their practices.

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[Ram]

G-induced Loss Of Consciousness = GLOC

(Just because reading "G-lock" 3 times made my eye twitch.)

[HuggyU2]

Look up "class act" in the dictionary and you'll find the Snowbirds. 

 

[herkbum]

Look up "class act" in the dictionary and you'll find the Snowbirds. 

 

Breitling Jet team honored Capt Kuss at the airshow Sunday. I drove by the crash site today.

[Fuzz]

Damn, I can't tell if the spiraling is intentional or the aircraft departing controlled flight.