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04-21-2007, 07:28 PM
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Blue Angel crashes...
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04-21-2007, 10:32 PM
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season opening show too. 1 month until USNA graduation, hope they can regroup in time, that would be a great tribute.
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04-22-2007, 10:48 PM
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Its very sad, but this is one of the toughest activities that people can participate in. They pratice for months upon months 6 days a week 7 hours a day, but in the end your still in the hands of a machine. Very sad day.
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05-10-2007, 11:37 PM
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ntsb report not out yet but my peeps tell me g lock did em in..thats when you black out during a high g manuver...he was found in one piece..with abroken neck and a broken wrist/arm....totally un real..when the jet came off his last manuver a check in with the boss is required..blue angle .. one ,two three .four, five and .he keyed it up to say six then got out si............. the funrall was very moving.. huge flower arangments from harrison ford and roy jones jr.. derek brooks. and w...............
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05-10-2007, 11:40 PM
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Seems like they would have safeguards for that stuff!
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05-10-2007, 11:48 PM
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05-10-2007, 11:50 PM
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Hooves: thanks for the info! I had heard he was a rookie....such a tregedy!
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05-10-2007, 11:57 PM
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05-13-2007, 10:58 PM
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Hooves,
I would be very very surprised if he if he hit g-loc( loss of consciousness) Grey out occurs first and usually gives a pilot a great heads up on whats coming next. While blue angels peform at the at the edge of the envelope in what the human body can withstand without the use of external manipulation, the pilots are very keenly aware of the point in which grey out occurs. When grey out sets in, we are trained to roll wings level(upside down or right side up does not matter) until the grey out disappears. One of the symptoms of grey is inability to respond to verbal commands. With him keying the mike, it shows he at least understand what he was supposed to do which to me sounds like he was not in grey-out. So unless he increased the g-forces on the plane drastically(possible but no probable), something else must have happened. The fact that he didn't say anything doesnt surprise me at all. We are all trained to Aviate, navigate, and communicate, in that order. I'm not saying he didn't hit g-loc, i'm just throwing out another possible explanation for the tragic event.
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05-14-2007, 09:08 PM
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thats what i heard from the team..the fact that they were practicing days after makes me think it may be true..but a mechanical is not out of the question..bird..hmm two engines..
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05-14-2007, 10:10 PM
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If it was a flameout, it wouldn't affect both systems unless it was a castrophic fuel line breakdown which seems very unlikely. If its mechanical, I would lay my money on a stuck aileron or rudder, or some type of computer chip failure on that system. If you heard if from the team, its much better info then i have. I'm just giving out my personal knowledge and what i know. But if you talked to the team then it must have been g-loc. Such a shame, son don't be a hero break formation and level out.
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05-14-2007, 11:59 PM
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I am of course sad for the pilot but the discussion is very interesting.
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05-15-2007, 05:11 PM
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Is there any truth to the rumor that a UFO was sighted before the crash?
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