Hawker Hunter down

[the snooper]

Apart from the wrong time!

so what became of the missing person you reported, the offcial figure for the deceased was 11

 

[Wallace]

Apart from the wrong time!

Could it be the AAIB are using CUT, Coordinated Universal Time?

 

[Screech]

so what became of the missing person you reported, the offcial figure for the deceased was 11

Unfortunately not good news.

Could it be the AAIB are using CUT, Coordinated Universal Time?

Yes, sorry my bad! It even says UTC!

 

[mike os]

sorry to hear that Screech

 

[brewdexta]

Spitfire forced landing

 

[zx9]

Spitfire forced landing

Obviously a bad year for Spitfires, Biggin Hill lost one on take off a couple of months ago, I wonder if that's their converted twin seater.

 

[Wallace]

Seems it was Rob Davies from Woodchurch Warbirds flying MJ772, not the first time it has made a wheels up landing. He bailed out of a P-51 at Duxford a couple of years back.

 

[Wallace]

AAIB report online https://www.gov.uk/aaib-reports/aircraft-accident-report-aar-1-2017-g-bxfi-22-august-2015

 

[KemppiFrog]

Very interesting discussion over on Pprune. Everybody having trouble understanding why he missed all the speed and height déficiences on the way in and up and did not abort the manoever by rolling off the top.

 

[brightspark]

Very interesting discussion over on Pprune. Everybody having trouble understanding why he missed all the speed and height déficiences on the way in and up and did not abort the manoever by rolling off the top.

its called human error. I was taught not to do 360 decree turns on hang glider under 500 foot I did one at 300 foot without thinking to loose height and cork screwed in to the ground on a wing tipim still here though

 

[KemppiFrog]

its called human error. I was taught not to do 360 decree turns on hang glider under 500 foot I did one at 300 foot without thinking to loose height and cork screwed in to the ground on a wing tipim still here though

Well yes, but this was a very experienced pilot that should have seen that he had not reached the height and speed at the top of the loop and taken the escape route. It is pretty basic stuff if you do aeros, esp at low level and have clearance for displays. Doing displays in fast jets makes it even more critical.
I have done aeros down to low level, mostly in biplanes as P2 (with a more experienced P1), but the principals remain the same, if it ain't working right, get out.

 

[DrDeAtH]

I heard that the pilot was already on a warning from the previous year for not flying safely.

I also believe that he will be prosecuted for 11 counts of manslaughter.

 

[Wedg1e]

Reading the AAIB report, it sounds like a few people/ organisations other than the pilot will be gettting their botties smacked as well... definite shades of 'not my job' gone on there.

 

[Wallace]

Reading the AAIB report, it sounds like a few people/ organisations other than the pilot will be gettting their botties smacked as well... definite shades of 'not my job' gone on there.

Quite an eye opener reading through the report.