Too much Topgun?

Kapitan_Phillips · 04-05-08, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Steel_Tomb

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Originally Posted by Dowly

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Originally Posted by Steel_Tomb

I think I saw something about this a while ago about a low level fly past. Personally I think they're over reacting! If I recall there were some high level executives on board the flight, who originally didn't mind. Silly really, probably over some health and safety crap. I could understand a few weeks off and a telling off, but to out right dismiss him seems somewhat over the top!

It's always a risk when doing un-needed maneuvers i.e. victory passes. What if, during one's roll over the airfield, his controls fail. He'd plunge to the airfield, killing himself and in bad case, others too.

Not his fault, the systems on board the aircraft failed. A highly unlikely scenario since there are multiple redundancy systems installed on modern commercial jets. We are talking about one of their most experianced pilots here too, I think hes well up to flying something that low. :p

Yes, there are redundancy instruments, but at 28 feet, it'd take a split second for the aircraft to hit the ground, rather than having a several thousand foot cushion as the instruments were likely designed for.