Post by Maarten on Sept 14, 2008 15:01:25 GMT -5
Hi there,
Aerobatics can be fun. I know because I experienced it as a passenger 8 years ago in a Yak-52 at "my" gliding club in Eschwege, Germany. Loopings, turns, rolls, inverted flight. It was thrilling. So was the fast low pass over the airstrip at 30 odd feet. (I know, not much margin) It never crossed my mind that some daring people would use a heavy plane to perform their tricks, but these firefighters did so at what I think is/was their home base using a Canadair CL-215 'Scooper'. I suppose their bosses weren't quite pleased but the sight and sound are amazing, to say the least.
I removed the link showing the Canadair performing its "aerobatic manoeuvers" because of what 'hobofat' wrote in his reaction. I would be very blunt if I would have left the link in this post.
'hobofat', my apologies for this. I've seen the Youtube video of the B-52 crash and I just couldn't believe my eyes. That must have been a very traumatic experience for you and those who were with you and all others involved. Particularly when one is that young, it remains etched in ones memory.
Regards,
Maarten
Aerobatics can be fun. I know because I experienced it as a passenger 8 years ago in a Yak-52 at "my" gliding club in Eschwege, Germany. Loopings, turns, rolls, inverted flight. It was thrilling. So was the fast low pass over the airstrip at 30 odd feet. (I know, not much margin) It never crossed my mind that some daring people would use a heavy plane to perform their tricks, but these firefighters did so at what I think is/was their home base using a Canadair CL-215 'Scooper'. I suppose their bosses weren't quite pleased but the sight and sound are amazing, to say the least.
I removed the link showing the Canadair performing its "aerobatic manoeuvers" because of what 'hobofat' wrote in his reaction. I would be very blunt if I would have left the link in this post.
'hobofat', my apologies for this. I've seen the Youtube video of the B-52 crash and I just couldn't believe my eyes. That must have been a very traumatic experience for you and those who were with you and all others involved. Particularly when one is that young, it remains etched in ones memory.
Regards,
Maarten
