Air Display 'C*ck Ups'
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Originally Posted by SaddamsLoveChild
Wasnt it 2 years ago that the 28 Sqn Merlin Display Team re-routed to a model aircraft flying club from Waddingtons show (Sat afternoon) and dug the nosewheel in during the display. I seem to remember it was one of the Sqn execs dads model flying club near WSM, no engineering support and they flew back to Waddington having dropped the said Exec back off at Oxfords SH Base.
The video did the rounds and prompted the HFOR
..............priceless.
Isn't that the one on YouTube, where the pilot's name is mentioned at the beginning of the commentary?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsJAXb_jA3Q
Originally Posted by SaddamsLoveChild
Wasnt it 2 years ago that the 28 Sqn Merlin Display Team re-routed to a model aircraft flying club from Waddingtons show (Sat afternoon) and dug the nosewheel in during the display. I seem to remember it was one of the Sqn execs dads model flying club near WSM, no engineering support and they flew back to Waddington having dropped the said Exec back off at Oxfords SH Base.
The video did the rounds and prompted the HFOR
..............priceless.Isn't that the one on YouTube, where the pilot's name is mentioned at the beginning of the commentary?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsJAXb_jA3Q
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Whats so shocking about a helo display that I have to be over 18 to watch it?
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Harrogate, it was the PSP that decided to descend through the canopy when the jet rolled inverted.
I saw it happen and said to my companion who wasn't looking, "Oh sh1t, two things have fallen from the JP!"
Later speaking to the crew who were about to fly the "cabriolet" home I realised that the first part had been the heavier PSP and the second large tracts of perspex.
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I saw it happen and said to my companion who wasn't looking, "Oh sh1t, two things have fallen from the JP!"
Later speaking to the crew who were about to fly the "cabriolet" home I realised that the first part had been the heavier PSP and the second large tracts of perspex.
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Harrogate, it was the PSP that decided to descend through the canopy when the jet rolled inverted.
I saw it happen and said to my companion who wasn't looking, "Oh sh1t, two things have fallen from the JP!"
Later speaking to the crew who were about to fly the "cabriolet" home I realised that the first part had been the heavier PSP and the second large tracts of perspex.
Stik
I saw it happen and said to my companion who wasn't looking, "Oh sh1t, two things have fallen from the JP!"
Later speaking to the crew who were about to fly the "cabriolet" home I realised that the first part had been the heavier PSP and the second large tracts of perspex.
Stik
Thanks for the info.
( A cock-up, nonetheless ).
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..........or as I saw the black eye sported by one of the Russian pilots described as being the result of "a short informal debreifing between the two men......".
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Coningsby Families Day 2006 - Provost pilot waves goodbye to the base of the seat next to him after failing to secure it properly.
"Now, I must remember to fix the seat securing apron next time"
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"Coningsby Families Day 2006 - Provost pilot waves goodbye to the base of the seat next to him after failing to secure it properly.
Smashed the cockpit and some gubbins fell all the way to terra firma.
Display over."
Was this from the same crowd who did a wheels-up at Kemble in a Strikemaster or Jet Provost in 2006?
"Coningsby Families Day 2006 - Provost pilot waves goodbye to the base of the seat next to him after failing to secure it properly.
Smashed the cockpit and some gubbins fell all the way to terra firma.
Display over."
Was this from the same crowd who did a wheels-up at Kemble in a Strikemaster or Jet Provost in 2006?
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Too bad I cannot post a picture I saw, taken during an airshow in the States.
A nice all green privately owned Mig 15 was scrapping its tailpipe on the grass. So nicelly that you could see durt getting airborne behind it:
"ohhh cute pic, gears up landing !?"
"errr no, bottom of a loop"
"..."
"Tower asked him too land immediatly afterward. But he was already gears down into the circuit, probably in crap's holding mode."
A nice all green privately owned Mig 15 was scrapping its tailpipe on the grass. So nicelly that you could see durt getting airborne behind it:
"ohhh cute pic, gears up landing !?"
"errr no, bottom of a loop"
"..."
"Tower asked him too land immediatly afterward. But he was already gears down into the circuit, probably in crap's holding mode."
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C**k Ups!
This may not really get counted as a “Cock-up”, but it was a rather interesting situation. Once again, we go a while back – about the year 1974.
The Indian Air Force was busy preparing for the Republic Day fly-past. The leader of the SU-7 formation was in a trainer, with a relatively junior pilot (Merv) in the front seat, whose job it was to make sure that precise, split-second times were maintained over various check-points and turning points. That day, the senior pilot, instead of pressing the intercom button on the throttle to talk to Merv, by mistake, kept pressing the PTT button whilst asking for a speed check from him, thus transmitting to all the rest of us, who were not even involved in the fly-past practice, the terse question “Merv, speed?”
For the rest of our flying days at that base, any time young Merv came on the air for his routine flying, sure as the sunrise tomorrow morning, someone, somewhere, would transmit the question: “Merv, speed?”
The Indian Air Force was busy preparing for the Republic Day fly-past. The leader of the SU-7 formation was in a trainer, with a relatively junior pilot (Merv) in the front seat, whose job it was to make sure that precise, split-second times were maintained over various check-points and turning points. That day, the senior pilot, instead of pressing the intercom button on the throttle to talk to Merv, by mistake, kept pressing the PTT button whilst asking for a speed check from him, thus transmitting to all the rest of us, who were not even involved in the fly-past practice, the terse question “Merv, speed?”
For the rest of our flying days at that base, any time young Merv came on the air for his routine flying, sure as the sunrise tomorrow morning, someone, somewhere, would transmit the question: “Merv, speed?”
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I remember the Phantom that burst a tyre on landing after a display and veers toward runway edge. Nav instantly elects on a Martin Baker letdown (they were always pretty nervous types) whilst pilot plugs in reheat, gets airborne again, and calmly takes it round the circuit for an unaventful landing. Crowd cheers pilot. Crowd jeers Nav.
If this thread is back to the Bournmouth/Hurn ejection etc c 15 yrs ago - I learnt only recently, that the Nav, having ejected and having received compression fractures etc., the first person to get to him was a member of the public who [before the St John's Ambulance etc got there ] unfastened his helmet [would that have been the Mk 2A?] removed it and nicked it. No e bay in those days of course
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Not a mil display, but no doubt its a cock up.
At my home town annual airshow....Army Mohawk Pilot gets a mite carried away and pulls a few too many G....promptly passes out...comes to somewhere in the middle of a "Whoopsie Doodle" and nearly parked the aircraft next to the wind sock in front of the crowd. We all admired such a display of aerobatics to learn later while reading the Army Safety magazine telling of his exploits that day.
At the end of the same show...as the visiting aircraft are departing....US Navy S-2 Stoof is given departure clearnace to leave on Runway 15. Trying to put on a bit of a show...he cobs both engines and stands on the brakes. The two big radials were sounding "Great" as he dumped the brakes and began his takeoff roll.
Tower...on the Public Address system is heard saying "Navy 123....you see the Fairchild Factory?".....a noticeable delay is heard before the pilot responded...."Is that a reporting point?." To which the Tower said...."No...but it is the large red brick building at the end of Runway 18 which is no longer in use."
Another short lapse....then the big radials went to idle....screeching of tires heard....followed by "Tower....Navy 123 clearance to taxi back on 36 to 15."
At the end of the same show...as the visiting aircraft are departing....US Navy S-2 Stoof is given departure clearnace to leave on Runway 15. Trying to put on a bit of a show...he cobs both engines and stands on the brakes. The two big radials were sounding "Great" as he dumped the brakes and began his takeoff roll.
Tower...on the Public Address system is heard saying "Navy 123....you see the Fairchild Factory?".....a noticeable delay is heard before the pilot responded...."Is that a reporting point?." To which the Tower said...."No...but it is the large red brick building at the end of Runway 18 which is no longer in use."
Another short lapse....then the big radials went to idle....screeching of tires heard....followed by "Tower....Navy 123 clearance to taxi back on 36 to 15."
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Yeah con-pilot, agreed ...
I have no basis for saying this apart from the recklessness of his actions, but I would give good odds that there were a couple of pre show sherbets as well.
The most astonishing thing about that video is that there are passengers in the helicopter.
More than just an ATCO
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Summer 1967, Vauxhall Sports Day 1nm west of Luton's runway 08 threshold. Dragon Rapide holding for a para drop. Bristol Britannia on final for rwy 08.
Controller: "G-xx, do not drop, do not drop, I say again, do not dr . . Oh dear, I see you have"
Controller to Britannia: "parachutists dropping 1nm on final approach"
Britannia pilot, starting to weave: "It's OK, I was at Arnhem"
Controller: "G-xx, do not drop, do not drop, I say again, do not dr . . Oh dear, I see you have"
Controller to Britannia: "parachutists dropping 1nm on final approach"
Britannia pilot, starting to weave: "It's OK, I was at Arnhem"
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I have found this thread very entertaining. For my 2 bobs worth I was at Wellingtons newly opened International Airport when the Vulcan almost came to grief. (a subject covered here in a section on Vulcans.) Also at Ohakea Airforce Base when a Sunderland did a low pass, acually just a few inches too low, it flew along the runway in a shower of sparks before departing to Whenuapai for a no doubt interesting landing. Many years ago now I think it was the RNZAFs 21st Birthday airshow.
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ekoja: You have one event confused with another.
The Sunderland scraping the runway was also at the opening of Wellington airport, and it went back to Hobsonville (water), not Whenuapai.
The Sunderland scraping the runway was also at the opening of Wellington airport, and it went back to Hobsonville (water), not Whenuapai.