Check this out.....

[XRNZAF]

Some rooster in africa flying a 1900.... worth a look. :8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfFOmwLYGL0&mode=related&search=

[Launchpad McQuack]

This one's been posted before...still great to watch...I can't be bothered searching for the previous thread but I remember it kicked up quite a storm regarding the legalities of rolling an aircraft/B1900 and what the flight manual does/does-not say etc....:bored:

[BombsGone]

Thanks for the link. Top vid some impressive skills shown, similar to the ones shown by the pilot in this link. That is before he crashed.

http://www.crm-devel.org/resources/paper/darkblue/darkblue.htm

[ABX]

Really interesting Bombs Gone, that was truly an insightful article.

Here is more from Wiki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B-52_aircraft_crash_at_Fairchild_Air_Force_Base).

The footage of Col. Holland's low pass at Yakima and the crash at Fairchild (http://www.alexisparkinn.com/photogallery/Videos/B52%20bomber%202.wmv).

Thanks Bombs.

[Jet_A_Knight]

STARTS WITH CHEERS - ENDS WITH TEARS.

More people should read Tony Kearn's books

[hoggsnortrupert]

If you want to do this, do it in a machine stressed for it, not something you are going to put pax in afterwards::mad:
The chaps in the 1900 get away with it, but what goes on, either before or after them, another young buck does it/has done it and overstressed it, maybe it flies through some significant chop, severe trubulence, OPP's look Mum no wings?:suspect:
And as he Barrel rolled about the sun, on his roll out, Was that another A/C I observed crossing right to left???? almost his level??:(
If I was his/her/their boss, I would fire their A--se, only after having placed my size nine steel capped boot fare up their A--se.:mad:
The B52 is a "sad" (poor family's) example in choice, it had become habit forming, he lost his judgement & his skills deteriorated through a bad established habit.:ugh:
OLD not bold::ok:
H/Snort.

[compressor stall]

A fascinating and tragic article, I knew of the accident, but had not realised the extent of the cowboy's reputation. Compulsory reading for any pilot.

[low orbit]

"The final factor was the 10-knot tailwind that pushed the steeply banked aircraft into the accelerated stall, resulting in the crash.[4]"


Are they sure about that?

Wikipedia............pffff

[ABX]

Hey Stallie, how are you? Have you returned to the land that gets above 0 deg C yet, or are you still in the deep south?:ok:

low orbit, even though I posted the link, I totally agree with you, Wiki is not always accurate as it is edited by those who post the articles, i.e., each contributing writer edits their own work, so facts and sources are not always of the highest standard.

However that article was pretty good and it says that the 10 knot tailwind was only a contributing factor, not the main factor.

Amazing that CRM and the USAF system broke down so badly, once the background facts are known, the video of the B52 crossing the ridge at Yakima is both awesome and spine chilling. If the facts are indeed as stated, then we nearly had a video of a crash on the ridge at Yakima except that the copilot pulled on the control column at the last second and they cleared the ridge by under 10 feet!

Cheers all.:}

[Launchpad McQuack]

Is that footage of the Yakima Ridge incident available anywhere on the internet? I'd be interested to see it myself.

Thanks for the link BombsGone, a very interesting read....

[ABX]

Hi LPMcQ, I have seen the full footage somewhere on the net, via google I think.

If you watch the full video on the link I posted above you will see most of the Yakima range ridge incident, midway through the video.:}

[ABX]

A little bit of internet research reveals this video of all of Holland's 'hot dog' flights (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQa4PpIkOZU&mode=related&search=). How he was not removed years before the accident is a mystery.

This guys was truly scary years before the fatal crash, one website claims he returned the BUFF with over 500 rivets popped after one of his 'off the reservation' flights...

[Brian Abraham]

Cowboy in the US recently expressed a desire to his pax to roll his private Baron. Guess what, he's no longer counted among the living. Tried to roll it on a later flight.