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The Blue Angels are in St. Louis this weekend. Having seen several
shows in past years, I'm surprised that they've flown only the "low show" here this year. Initially, I thought that perhaps the ceilings were marginal, but yesterday's weather was perfect. The only reasons I can think of: (a) since the Thunderbird crash last year, DoD has tightened the rules (b) since they had to replace a pilot earlier this year after winter practice, they decided to shelve the more risky "high show" until next year. Any other facts or opinions? |
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"ramrod48" wrote
The Blue Angels are in St. Louis this weekend. Having seen several shows in past years, I'm surprised that they've flown only the "low show" here this year. Initially, I thought that perhaps the ceilings were marginal, but yesterday's weather was perfect. The only reasons I can think of: (a) since the Thunderbird crash last year, DoD has tightened the rules (b) since they had to replace a pilot earlier this year after winter practice, they decided to shelve the more risky "high show" until next year. Any other facts or opinions? Probably a flight restriction due to dense air traffic. |
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"Bob Coe" wrote in message news:PU%_c.18835$ni.5116@okepread01...
"ramrod48" wrote The Blue Angels are in St. Louis this weekend. Having seen several shows in past years, I'm surprised that they've flown only the "low show" here this year. Initially, I thought that perhaps the ceilings were marginal, but yesterday's weather was perfect. The only reasons I can think of: (a) since the Thunderbird crash last year, DoD has tightened the rules (b) since they had to replace a pilot earlier this year after winter practice, they decided to shelve the more risky "high show" until next year. Any other facts or opinions? Probably a flight restriction due to dense air traffic. Actually, STL commercial flight traffic is down significantly -- American Airlines whacked 50% of their flights on November 1, 2003 and downgraded many other flights to commuter jets. |
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When I was there in '91 they capped altitude based on commercial traffic at
a given time of the day. "Bob Coe" wrote in message news:PU%_c.18835$ni.5116@okepread01... "ramrod48" wrote The Blue Angels are in St. Louis this weekend. Having seen several shows in past years, I'm surprised that they've flown only the "low show" here this year. Initially, I thought that perhaps the ceilings were marginal, but yesterday's weather was perfect. The only reasons I can think of: (a) since the Thunderbird crash last year, DoD has tightened the rules (b) since they had to replace a pilot earlier this year after winter practice, they decided to shelve the more risky "high show" until next year. Any other facts or opinions? Probably a flight restriction due to dense air traffic. |
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![]() "ramrod48" wrote in message om... The Blue Angels are in St. Louis this weekend. Having seen several shows in past years, I'm surprised that they've flown only the "low show" here this year. Initially, I thought that perhaps the ceilings were marginal, but yesterday's weather was perfect. The only reasons I can think of: (a) since the Thunderbird crash last year, DoD has tightened the rules (b) since they had to replace a pilot earlier this year after winter practice, they decided to shelve the more risky "high show" until next year. Any other facts or opinions? They did the high show in Seattle. Larry AECS (AW/SW/MTS) USN 'Retired' 20 years if gettin 'em off the pointy end AND safely home again! |
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Nah, I've seen their full show in April....which was well after the T-bird
crash. It is probably more to do with pilot proficiency. "ramrod48" wrote in message om... The Blue Angels are in St. Louis this weekend. Having seen several shows in past years, I'm surprised that they've flown only the "low show" here this year. Initially, I thought that perhaps the ceilings were marginal, but yesterday's weather was perfect. The only reasons I can think of: (a) since the Thunderbird crash last year, DoD has tightened the rules (b) since they had to replace a pilot earlier this year after winter practice, they decided to shelve the more risky "high show" until next year. Any other facts or opinions? |
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