Yep, very appropriate since he stayed alive and all. :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by Cary
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Yep, very appropriate since he stayed alive and all. :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by Cary
Staying alive is the song that is playing during the High Alpha Pass.
I had the pleasure of hanging with the CF-18 demo team a few different times during the Jones Beach show. They all were very accommodating & appreciative of the fan support.
Here are a few of my PICS of the team (East Coast Maintenance) & the plane.
CF-18 on the Ramp, afternoon & evening
http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/6278/cf18ramp1.jpg
http://img836.imageshack.us/img836/7127/cf18tail.jpg
http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/5517/cf18ramp2.jpg
http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/4586/cf18ramp3.jpg
CF-18 team
http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/8696/cf18team.jpg
http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/7...8teamnames.jpg
CF-18 in taking off from FRG
http://img835.imageshack.us/img835/8...18takeoff1.jpg
http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/8...18takeoff2.jpg
CF-18 doing the High Alpha on Sunday.
http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/1...8highalpha.jpg
http://img844.imageshack.us/img844/3...highalpha2.jpg
The 1st time I ever took a pic of a plane that crashed. (Might be a lie. I have N921FT before it overshot the runway. Not sure if that counts) Really glad the pilot is ok. Crashes without life loss are good crashes.
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Originally Posted by NLovis
I don't know if I would say good crash.... I did get where you were going with that
Here she is in better times:
http://horriblephotography.com/album...G_2709psss.jpg
http://horriblephotography.com/album...IMG_3325ps.jpg
Thank goodness nobody got hurt.
Arrival on 5-26 and in the evening on the ramp
http://fredkopf.smugmug.com/photos/9...52_GUCwN-M.jpg
http://fredkopf.smugmug.com/photos/9...75_QKxGK-M.jpg
Just out of curiosity, how do they (ie: the military) go about replacing jets that are lost? Since this was a demo aircraft, do they pull one from another part of the Air Force to replace this one? Are there any in inventory that are considered "spares" to be re-designated in such situations? Provided the pilot recovers quickly (hope so), do they send him right back up in another jet?