Antony,
I feel this thread is a sub thread from
Sidenote about safety and jet flying...Look again at this video.... at 1:07 seconds into it you see what
Shok commented on and at 1:38 seconds we see just how close the crowd was.
http://www.uflyhobbies.com/videos/FLJ-06/mig29.wmv
What would have been the consequences at 1:07 seconds if servo failure occurred... we are now being told this is what the "Technical problem" was that caused the Hawks sad demise.
All flight routines at public displays must take into account the possibility of "Technical problems" and/or
possible pilot error. If, God forbid anything had gone wrong at 1:07... it would not have been possible to crash that plane "..away from spectators out in a field"
This event in Majorca has highlighted the fact that this can and does happen to the best Pilots and planes in the world.
ORIGINAL: Shok
Out of all the the flying, the one maneuver that bothers me the most is the low fast, close in circuits.
Every time I see a pilot do that, I always start backing up.
High speed runs, low on the deck passes dont bother me at all, but that low circuit makes me clench.
David.