Red Arrows Incident

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bigbubba

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1,005 posts

220 months

Tuesday 8th November 2011
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If the poster on fighter control was correct then yes.

rhinochopig

17,932 posts

199 months

Tuesday 8th November 2011
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bigbubba said:
If the poster on fighter control was correct then yes.
Yes it was a he or yes it was Kirsty Moore?

bigbubba

Original Poster:

1,005 posts

220 months

Tuesday 8th November 2011
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The pilot was alleged to be Male.

Eric Mc

122,053 posts

266 months

Tuesday 8th November 2011
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Confirmed pilot killed.

A bad year for the Reds frown

Streps

2,448 posts

167 months

Tuesday 8th November 2011
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Damn
RIP frown

dufctubs

191 posts

153 months

Tuesday 8th November 2011
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R.I.P.

Nicholas Blair

4,096 posts

285 months

Tuesday 8th November 2011
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Awful news. Real shame.

Mojocvh

16,837 posts

263 months

Tuesday 8th November 2011
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Eric Mc said:
Confirmed pilot killed.

A bad year for the Reds frown
Well, this gets quite interesting from a technical viewpoint, however my first thoughts are of course with those directly affected by this tragedy.

RIP.

mrloudly

2,815 posts

236 months

Tuesday 8th November 2011
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Desperately sad... RIP and thoughts to family and friends.

As a matter of interest, my father had a mate killed in the hangar by a drogue bolt from a Hunter seat. Obviously not saying
it's what has happened here, but they're dangerous bits of kit at all times. (lifesavers sometimes as well...)

SammyW

733 posts

221 months

Tuesday 8th November 2011
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Terrible news. RIP.

Mutley

3,178 posts

260 months

Tuesday 8th November 2011
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frown a sad day

RIP

hornetrider

63,161 posts

206 months

Stiglet80

4,764 posts

188 months

Tuesday 8th November 2011
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RIP frown Very Very Sad

Mr_B

10,480 posts

244 months

Tuesday 8th November 2011
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Bad year for all those involved with the Red Arrows. RIP

Lefty

16,163 posts

203 months

Tuesday 8th November 2011
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Tragic frown

Oily Nails

2,932 posts

201 months

Tuesday 8th November 2011
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truly terrible news

MonkeyHanger

9,198 posts

243 months

Tuesday 8th November 2011
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Another sad day for the Reds & their families.

Let's hope 2012 brings them happier times.

mrloudly

2,815 posts

236 months

Tuesday 8th November 2011
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Heard through an un-confirmed source the aircraft was taxiing. I know it's a "Zero Zero" seat and can save lives stationary on the floor. How much input does the pilot have to
put in to achieve a safe ejection? I remember in the cadets getting shot up a simulator on the back of a lorry. Head back, legs back and pull. Jeez it went! From memory it was 1/3rd of the real
thing's "kick". Do the crew still wear leg straps to pull their legs back automatically? I'm sure the sim I went on had them?

zetec

4,468 posts

252 months

Tuesday 8th November 2011
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frown

For so long the Reds have given pleasure to many, I hope they continue to do so, in memory of those who have been lost.

RIP

anonymous-user

55 months

Tuesday 8th November 2011
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RIP