I know of ONE. He crashed into my sister-in-law's house in Hilliard a couple of weeks ago.
https://finance.yahoo.com/finance/news/plane-crashes-backyard-hilliard-deputies-155920857.html
Posted on 09/19/2022 6:17:45 AM PDT by Red Badger
VIDEO AT LINK...................
I bet he died from blackout by pulling too many G's.................
Sad Aviation Ping............... 😢
No, he died in a fire
An Aero L-29 Delfín’s max G limits are +8 / -4 . Those are less than what someone with a G-suit can sustain without losing consciousness, nevermind dying from it. Heck, there are roller coasters that top 6 G’s.
Even modern aircraft will generally come apart before the pilot experiences lethal G’s.
Prayers for all involved; I hope the pilot carried appropriate life insurance. Let’s face it, racing a jet through tight corners isn’t exactly at the top of the list of safe occupations.
We thought we heard something loud yesterday afternoon and then no planes after that. Usually some fly over us during exhibition runs back into Stead airfield. 🙏
Ping
Yes, that would be for a healthy young pilot.
They did not release the name or age of the pilot, but I will go out on a limb and suggest he was in his 40’s or 50’s.
If so, he might have had the common ailments of American middle age, high blood pressure and atherosclerosis...............
Of course it could have been a spectacular suicide as well...............
It appears the jet was doing a knife edge maneuver where the bank angle is 90 degrees. This means all the lift is generated by the fuselage and requires much higher airspeed and power to hold altitude. Any small change in the power or density altitude can cause rapid loss of lift causing the plane to descend even at full power unless the jet has an afterburner which gives it a positive thrust to weight ratio. When this happens close to the ground there is no time to level the wings and recover lift. There are old pilots and bold pilots but there are no old, bold pilots.
I know of ONE. He crashed into my sister-in-law's house in Hilliard a couple of weeks ago.
https://finance.yahoo.com/finance/news/plane-crashes-backyard-hilliard-deputies-155920857.html
This old, bold pilot is 69 and was doing ‘barrel rolls’ when his wing tip hit that oak tree.................
Agree.
IMO, if you are close to the ground at high speed, and in a sharp turn, any G’s that cause you to pass out are “lethal” G’s.
Crazy knife edge flying. He passed out and smoothly flew it into the dirt.
That’s what I think as well....................
Pilot was Aaron Hogue, son of the founder of Hogue Machine and Tool that makes Hogue grips. Aaron was one of the owners of the company. I am local to Hogue and it’s being reported in the local news.
Do you know his age approximately?....................
I don’t know his age. I have seen him at the handgun range his company funded for our sportsman’s association. I’d say probably in his 50s.
Here’s a local article:
https://pasoroblesdailynews.com/local-pilot-dies-in-jet-crash-at-reno-air-races/151302/
Saw a pic of him in another article. Yes, he looks 50-ish..............
And there are vaxxxxxxed pilots in cockpits having heart attacks without the G's.
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