FalconC45 162 Posted July 28, 2007 (edited) ..Some of you might already heard about the crash at the Dayton Air Show. I was there when it happened. It was a Bulldog biplane that was part of a 2 plane act that did extremely low stunts (extremely stupid.). They were doing a extremely low half loops and on the third loop the yellow Bulldog did a tumble roll really fast (Too fast I thought) and basically he was too low to pull out. The biplane hit the runway tail first and the prop caught on the runway afterward. Causing it to cartwheel. Few mins ago I saw a video of the crash and when I saw the tail hit the runway I knew the pilot had no chance. He was alive when they evaculate him by Blackhawk chopper. He died in the hospital. The officals canned the rest of the show due the NSTB investation. They'll offer the people who went today a free admission tomorrow if they show up with their ticket snub from today. I'll try to go there tomorrow cuz I'm very interested in seeing the 2 female thunderbird pilots perform. Falcon Edited July 28, 2007 by FalconCAF Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FastCargo 412 Posted July 29, 2007 I've met Jim LeRoy. "Extremely stupid" is not a phrase I would have used to describe him. Have some respect for the dead. FastCargo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
triplethr3at 0 Posted July 29, 2007 the whole phesique to these guys is pushing the limits going as fast as low as high as slow as they can. They push the envelope so hard and so much that it is only a matter of time that one of them gets killed. Men where never designed to fly so death comes with the territory. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FalconC45 162 Posted July 29, 2007 Look, I felt deeply sadden by the death of Leroy and bowed my head when they did a prayer as they evalcated him. So please don't say I didn't respect him ok? All I was saying that these guys are pushing too far to wow the crowd. Falcon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
