RAP Flashnet
April 24th 07, 04:55 PM
"RAP Flashnet" > wrote in message news:...
> It is possible that the G-LOC issue may came to pass here. The six ship
> join up is one of the few high G maneuvers they do (they are sans G-suits
> and oxygen masks) even though it is not 9 G's it was a hard 4 and 5 G's
> struggling to make the join up and then he seems to just flatten out and
> nicely fly into the trees and ground
>
> these things don't just happen - you step back from them second by second,
> somewhere ten seconds before he may have missed "stressing up" for the
> pull to get him joined.
>
> all too common and happens to all classes of pilots - he was just unlucky
> perhaps at that moment and at that low altitude
>
>
>
> "Al G" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Lcdr Davis had been with the Blues for two years. This was this years
>> "opening" show.
>>
>> My sympathies and thoughts are for his family and team mates.
>>
>> Al G
>>
>>
>>
>> "J.F." > wrote in message
>> t...
>>> According to the news last night, this was his first performance. Being
>>> retired military, my heart goes out to him and his family. "God Speed"
>>> "Clairbear" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> "MWB" > wrote in news:462a8925$0$17174
>>>> :
>>>>
>>>>> Tom,
>>>>>
>>>>> FOX is reporting it was the 6 plane.
>>>>>
>>>>> Sad day
>>>>>
>>>>> Mark
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Our sympathies and thoughts are for his family and team mates
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
> It is possible that the G-LOC issue may came to pass here. The six ship
> join up is one of the few high G maneuvers they do (they are sans G-suits
> and oxygen masks) even though it is not 9 G's it was a hard 4 and 5 G's
> struggling to make the join up and then he seems to just flatten out and
> nicely fly into the trees and ground
>
> these things don't just happen - you step back from them second by second,
> somewhere ten seconds before he may have missed "stressing up" for the
> pull to get him joined.
>
> all too common and happens to all classes of pilots - he was just unlucky
> perhaps at that moment and at that low altitude
>
>
>
> "Al G" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Lcdr Davis had been with the Blues for two years. This was this years
>> "opening" show.
>>
>> My sympathies and thoughts are for his family and team mates.
>>
>> Al G
>>
>>
>>
>> "J.F." > wrote in message
>> t...
>>> According to the news last night, this was his first performance. Being
>>> retired military, my heart goes out to him and his family. "God Speed"
>>> "Clairbear" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> "MWB" > wrote in news:462a8925$0$17174
>>>> :
>>>>
>>>>> Tom,
>>>>>
>>>>> FOX is reporting it was the 6 plane.
>>>>>
>>>>> Sad day
>>>>>
>>>>> Mark
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Our sympathies and thoughts are for his family and team mates
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
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