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Old 15th Jan 2008, 20:22
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G-LOC was cause

Report: Pilot Failed To Compensate For G-Forces In Blue Angels Mishap (15 Jan 2008)


The US Navy's final report on the April 2007 loss of an F/A-18 pilot during a performance of the Blue Angels aerial demonstration team concludes the pilot failed to properly tense his muscles to counter the g-forces from a high-speed turn ...


The Associated Press obtained the accident report through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request...

The investigation also found the Blues violated Navy policy by allowing the waiver allowing the pilots to fly without g-suits to expire in 2005 -- a lapse Ball called "a lack of careful attention to operating requirements." The waiver was reinstated following Davis' accident...
http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm://


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...many here recognized it as a probable G-LOC, after viewing the brief video clips of the mishap.

Apparently, the U.S. Navy has been sitting on this final report for quite some time -- the Associated Press had to force it out into the public.
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