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
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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
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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
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"MWB" wrote in news:462a8925$0$17174
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Tom,

FOX is reporting it was the 6 plane.

Sad day

Mark




Our sympathies and thoughts are for his family and team mates