Blue Angel crash at airshow

[PhatAJ2008]

I am sure he was confirming that fire/rescue was enroute and correctly going to the site.

I am not military, but it is my understanding when a "wingman" goes down, his partner (safety allowing) remains on scene till SAR responds and reacts. He was probably doing as trained.

That makes sense... Thanks for the response...

 

[Say Again Over]

tailspin

My sincere condolences, a great loss to our country.

 

[oiltycoon]

A friend of friend (him being a Marine Hornet driver) said the Blue clipped a powerline.

 

[Hugh Jorgan]

They were not implying a cause just stating facts. Read what was written again and I think you will see they are just mentioning that they do not wear G-suits and the reason why, not saying that is what caused the accident.

I read it again. And again. That paragraph is completely non-germane to the early facts and quite misleading to the layperson. John Q. Public reads that article and tells his buddy that the guy blacked out because he wasn't wearing a G-suit. Ever play the game "grapevine"?

Anyway, it's a bummer when any plane goes down, and it's especially a bummer when airshow planes go down.

 

[Andy]

I have yet to see any names released other bthan the same knucklehead saying the #6 jet went down. Could these obits for Davis be a bit premature?

I posted it on two websites; here and on airlinepilotcentral. That's it. Information based off of the Beaufort Gazette. http://www.beaufortgazette.com/breaking_news/story/6477991p-5769084c.html

Rather than spew hatred toward everything written on this matter, including the AP article (which most, including myself, think that you're reading WAY too much into the article), how about you honor the memory of a fallen comrade? If you can't honor his memory, at least remove your bitter fingers from the keyboard.

Tailwinds to the fallen Angel.

 

[Timebuilder]

On wings of eagles.

 

[clickclickboom]

Guys I was there facing the site when they were rejoining saw the plane descend below the tree line but It was 2-3 miles from the end of the runway..

My friends and four of our children were 200 yards from the site on the road going home we had been stopped by police to allow other traffic to go ahead. and was at the main gate of of MCAS The emergency response was impressive.. #1 circled until a helicopter was on site.

Sad Sad day the media can say what they want but the emergency response, the timeline from incident to emer/sar on site was literally 1-2 mins .

 

[Hugh Jorgan]

Rather than spew hatred toward everything written on this matter,

Not everything, just the unnecessary, misleading info. Not hatred either, just displeasure. The memory of this man doesn't need to be tainted by irresponsible reporting. Also, the Knucklehead I was referring to was the original AP writer, not the original poster of this thread, but I can the understand his confusion.

 

[twepilot]

take your displeasure and cram it. This is not the time.

RV

 

[dojetdriver]

My dad taking me to see a Blue Angels show when I was kid is what made me want to fly.

Godspeed, RIP.

 

[TEZ]

Oh I Have Slipped
The Surly Bonds of Earth...
Put Out My Hand
And Touched the Face of God


God Bless you sir.............RIP.

 

[SpoolDaddy]

LCdr Davis was an absolute star. I was priveleged enough to meet him last year when my friend and then Blue Angel gave me a ride in his backseat, an honor and a thrill. The Team goes out of their way to make everyone feel welcome and treats every individual as if they are the most important person in the room. Kevin, in particular, managed to stand out as a class act having the time of his life, even in a room where "over achiever" is a massive understatement.

Prayers to your friends and family who raised a hero of a man, SD

 

[tailspin]

Thats great you got to meet him and the rest of the team SD. When Kev was the #7, he had a backseat ride set up for me set up at El Centro, but I got a sinus infection in the desert of all places and had to scrap it. It wasn't meant to be. I too got to meet a few of the team and they are without a doubt top notch. I spoke with him on Thursday about our get together in May...unfortunately that was also not meant to be. I am proud to have known him...Gone but not forgotten.

 

[Beaver79]

I had the pleasure of interacting with Kevin last year during our Airshow at KPIT. He was an awesome dude - down to earth, engaging, enthusiastic.... His love of flying was ABSOLUTE. He had more character than most people could dream of having in a lifetime. A tremendous loss....godbless....

 

[bertengineer]

Rip #6!

 

[xrated]

A very good friend of mine is a traffic cop here in a suburb of PHX and was involved with coordinating traffic for the Blues when they were flying in Goodyear (GYR) last year. Kevin was the #7 guy and set up the logistics for the event. My buddy was blown away by the professionalism displayed by the team and uses it as an example to motivate is fellow officers. Kevins memory will not be soon forgoten.

 

[Rxflyer]

I figure, FWIW, he had some hope of preventing greater damage on the ground, so that's why he didn't punch out. A noble, heroic gesture, in my book; a selfless act that reflects upon the quality of the man. Godspeed, and my prayers for your family.

 

[Publishers]

At this moment, only Kojak know what happened. He died doing that which he loved. May we all be so blessed.

 

[bubbers44]

I tivoed the video of his accident this morning. It shows him spinning out of control above the other five before he attempted to join up and going frame by frame appears he was spinning horizontally before dropping to the ground. He appears not to be aileron rolling but snap rolling. I don't think the fly by wire computer will let the pilot stall the wing on an F18. I saw an F18 crash on the runway at El Toro about 18 years ago not pulling out of a sqare loop in time. His wings were perfectly level when he hit the runway in a high rate of descent and I am sure that pilot had the elevator control to the stops.

 

[svcta]

Was this the same video they were showing on CNN yesterday? I saw that one and while it wasn't the best, it appeared to me that the jet was turning to rejoin(tightly) and just descended into the terrain in the bank. Not that you're wrong, but I saw nothing out of the ordinary about it; certainly nothing that looked like a snap.

DISCLAIMER: I'm not speculating, but asking the MIL guys: What is the likelihood of a GLOC situation?