Originally Posted by rottenlungs
I ...New Zealand has a culture of tolerance towards minor breaches of regulation. If no-ones hurt no-one really minds.
From an outsiders point of view, this one is hard to go past. From every airshow I've ever been to, the Kiwi's have always been eagerly anticipated because they flew lower, faster and harder than anyone else. The display of the 757 at the last Avalon airshow is probably a good example. Whilst I'm not saying that they broke any rules, there does appear to be a predisposition to pushing the envelope to the extreme limit.
I understand the bizzo about military pilots/ envelopes/ type of job but the Kiwis always seem to be that little bit further out on the edge of acceptability. The 757 fly bys seem to get more spectacular each year. It reminds me of Czar 52 and we all remember how that one finished up.
