Posted:
Thu Jan 14, 2010 9:07 amby Efliernz
cowpatz wrote:Yes confirmed one dead.
Thanks to
www.stuff.co.nz"An air force pilot believed to be a member of the Red Checkers team has been killed this morning after their aircraft crashed.
The crashed plane, thought to be a CT4 Airtrainer, flew out of Ohakea Air Base.
Chief of Air Force, Air Vice Marshal Graham Lintott, confirmed the death. "
Condolences to the Family and the Red Checkers Family.
Posted:
Thu Jan 14, 2010 10:40 amby FlyingKiwi
Very sorry to hear that.
Posted:
Thu Jan 14, 2010 12:24 pmby creator2003
Very sad indeed ,R.I.P
Posted:
Thu Jan 14, 2010 12:52 pmby leow5263
NOOOOOO!!
Not a CT4.
R.I.P
Posted:
Thu Jan 14, 2010 3:40 pmby spongebob206
I was hopeing this year would improve.
Sadly not.
Condolences to Family, friend and all whom admired this great man.
May you rest in peace
Posted:
Fri Jan 15, 2010 10:58 amby Splitpin
"A little while, a moment of rest upon the wind, and another woman shall bear me"
Fly on Nick .
Posted:
Fri Jan 15, 2010 11:10 amby leow5263
Incase you hvnt seen the picture:
and the TVNZ video:
http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/pilot-kill...d-3330170/video"they will take a break"
doesnt sound like they will be at the TG airshow then.
or many airshows for that matter.
Posted:
Fri Jan 15, 2010 12:40 pmby Bazza
If I heard the "eye witness" correctly on TV1 last night, he seemed to indicate that the smoke display changed from white to black just before the crash,
possible engine failure.......pure speculation of course...?
Posted:
Fri Jan 15, 2010 1:47 pmby leow5263
i wouldn't think a engine failure could cause a crash like that.
white to black, engine fire?
that would probably blind the pilot
Posted:
Sat Jan 16, 2010 8:20 amby spongebob206
I think we should leave the investigating to the experts.
Lets please leave the speculating and let him RIP.
And ofcourse hope this is the last one in a long time
Posted:
Sat Jan 16, 2010 11:38 amby FlyingKiwi
Yeah I don't think it would be a good idea to speculate on what happened too much just yet, there isn't a whole lot of detailed information available really beyond the photo of the wreckage which doesn't indicate much beyond that it doesn't look like it was a controlled crash landing.
Posted:
Sat Jan 16, 2010 12:07 pmby Bazza
My post, a few back, was merely to point out a reported comment from an eye-witness, that I thought was interesting.
When a high profile pilot, engaged in an inherently more dangerous style of flying crashes, people will always speculate as to the cause.
I don't see that this is in any way disrespectful, and obviously has no bearing on the official enquiry that everyone knows is tasked to find out the causes.
After all, this is an aviation based forum, discussion is normally seen as healthy.
Posted:
Sat Jan 16, 2010 10:13 pmby spongebob206
Sorry,
Didn't mean to offend
Posted:
Sun Jan 17, 2010 7:21 amby Bazza
None taken, I'm too thick-skinned for that...
cheers..
Posted:
Sun Jan 17, 2010 12:10 pmby spongebob206
Was just a general comment.
layered with cow hide aye v
Cheers
Posted:
Mon Jan 18, 2010 5:03 pmby ligerox
So sad to hear about this i was looking forward to them at the Tauranga airshow guess they wont be there then R.I.P
