Blue Angel crashes...

[hoovesupsideyourhead]

Originally Posted by timmgirvan

Hooves: thanks for the info! I had heard he was a rookie....such a tregedy!

yes no rookies .he had 3200hrs in a f-18.. they train in el centro ..out by you in cali getting the crew and and team together.. if you get a chance check out blue angles.. a year in the life.... great stuff....sorry to sound like a know it all..but they our the home town guys..they pracitice over our area every tues and weds,, all summer..we love our blues..

[skippy3481]

Hooves,
I would be very very surprised if he if he hit g-loc( loss of consciousness) Grey out occurs first and usually gives a pilot a great heads up on whats coming next. While blue angels peform at the at the edge of the envelope in what the human body can withstand without the use of external manipulation, the pilots are very keenly aware of the point in which grey out occurs. When grey out sets in, we are trained to roll wings level(upside down or right side up does not matter) until the grey out disappears. One of the symptoms of grey is inability to respond to verbal commands. With him keying the mike, it shows he at least understand what he was supposed to do which to me sounds like he was not in grey-out. So unless he increased the g-forces on the plane drastically(possible but no probable), something else must have happened. The fact that he didn't say anything doesnt surprise me at all. We are all trained to Aviate, navigate, and communicate, in that order. I'm not saying he didn't hit g-loc, i'm just throwing out another possible explanation for the tragic event.

[hoovesupsideyourhead]

thats what i heard from the team..the fact that they were practicing days after makes me think it may be true..but a mechanical is not out of the question..bird..hmm two engines..

[skippy3481]

If it was a flameout, it wouldn't affect both systems unless it was a castrophic fuel line breakdown which seems very unlikely. If its mechanical, I would lay my money on a stuck aileron or rudder, or some type of computer chip failure on that system. If you heard if from the team, its much better info then i have. I'm just giving out my personal knowledge and what i know. But if you talked to the team then it must have been g-loc. Such a shame, son don't be a hero break formation and level out.

I am of course sad for the pilot but the discussion is very interesting.

[Downthestretch55]

Originally Posted by pgardn

I am of course sad for the pilot but the discussion is very interesting.

I am also sad for the pilot.
Is there any truth to the rumor that a UFO was sighted before the crash?