RNO Air Races Crash

[Skybus]

http://www.news10.net/rss/article/153658/2/VIDEO-Many-dead-after-plane-crashes-at-Reno-air-races

Just flew through there today taking many folks possibly for the last time.

 

[GuppyWN]

Shocking. My son and I were leaving for RNO tomorrow.

God Bless the victims and their families.

Gup

 

[densoo]

Very tragic.

 

[Ticker]

Absolutely horrific. Godspeed.

 

[Old School 737]

The video I saw you could not determine if aircraft broke up in flight or??? Pilot was 80 years old.. I kinda figured that kind of sport was a young mans game?

 

[Erlanger]

The video I saw you could not determine if aircraft broke up in flight or??? Pilot was 80 years old.. I kinda figured that kind of sport was a young mans game?

Reno Air Race spokesman on CNN tonight said that the pilot called in a Mayday and then crashed. The pilot never said what his Mayday was but the wings were observed rocking back and forth just before he went into a nosedive.

 

[Ty Webb]

Just terrible. Sad, sad day for the families, and the proud tradition of the Reno Air Races.

 

[Hobiehawker]

Jimmy was 74 years old. There is a picture that clearly shows the elevator trim tab missing as it was inverted shortly before the crash.

Horrible, tragic accident.

 

[TXDA2000]

As well as his head against the panel.

It's never been a young man's game, but a rich man's game.

 

[skid]

Another strange thing is the tail wheel is extended. reports mentioned a hard pitch up, roll over to inverted then dive to ground. I know that turn to the home pylon pulls some G's perhaps the trim breaking ripped the stick out of Jimmy's hands as it caused the hard pitch up. Another strange thing is you cant even see him in the cockpit in one of the side pictures that show the plane just prior to impact.

Sad day! One guy I know was injured (broken collar bone and ribs) but seems to be ok over all. I was really looking to see the Ghost reach her full potential. Tragic ending way too soon just like another favorite racer of mine Miss Ashley II.

RIP Jimmy and the Ghost!