Pilot grounded after Fenway flyover

Aim Points ^ | 04/11/2008 | James Vaznis

[GQuagmire]

And drunk before the National Anthem was even over. Impressive.

I can’t lie. I’ve been there in the past(and future)

[Ole Okie]

Cool, dude, really coooool.

[TalBlack]

“The people around me were drunk so they just went, ‘Whoaaa,’ “

That’s a drunks’ job, darlin’, thats what they do.

[davisfh]

"...should not be done that low over an urban area."

Yes. You're right. Makes one think of the accident that occurred at Ramstein a few years ago. Italian flying team, I believe.

[Bender2]

Re: "The people around me were drunk so they just went, 'Whoaaa,' " she added.

And we wonder why... Taxmatuches voters keep sending Ted, Barney, John, etc back to Washington over and over again!

[wita]

My thoughts as well. Had Bud had a commander like the guard commander, some good men might still be alive today.

[wita]

It was following this mission that a particular B-52 Squadron Commander, made the decision that none of his crews would ever be forced to fly with Bud Holland again, and for that reason, the Squadron Commander was aboard the B-52 on the fateful day that Bud Holland finally exceeded the limits of the B-52 at too low an altitude to recover, and took three other fliers with him into the dirt.

[VOA]

bump

[SeaHawkFan]

The pilot will go through remedial training before being allowed to fly again.

Basically, the Air Force is saying, "That was really cool, but gon't go it again."

[ops33]

I was stationed in Germany when that accident happened, 1984, and remember watching it on Armed Forces television. I worked with some pretty tough guys but many were in tears watching the TV. I was an air traffic controller and have worked many airshows. US air show teams do not fly over the crowd, all their maneuvers are aligned with the runway. Any that is not flown inline with the runway are flown at a higher altitude when over the crowd. The Italian team flew that maneuver at a low altitude, less than 1000’, at right angles to the crowd line. So when the two aircraft clipped wings the one that was flying towards the crowd plummeted right into a large group of spectators. Whereas, if the same accident occurred with a US team the aircraft would have crashed in line with the runway, areas where spectators are not allowed. What I have always wondered is why the AF allowed the Italian team to fly that maneuver to begin with since it violated all established safety rules.

[Rummyfan]

BRAGGING RIGHTS FOR PULLING THE COOLEST MANUEVER EVER AT FENWAY PARK - PRICELESS Sorry, that record is still held by Bill Buckner..

That game was at Shea Stadium....