CTF crashes at Bulls

[cowpatz]

Emergency services on the way....no details as yet.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article....jectid=10620124

[Efliernz]

QUOTE (cowpatz @ Jan 14 2010, 09:22 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Emergency services on the way....no details as yet.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article....jectid=10620124

Not looking good I'm afraid...

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/3229436/Ai...rashes-one-dead

[cowpatz]

Yes confirmed one dead.

[Efliernz]

QUOTE (cowpatz @ Jan 14 2010, 09:51 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

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.

[FlyingKiwi]

Very sorry to hear that.

[creator2003]

Very sad indeed ,R.I.P

[leow5263]

NOOOOOO!!

Not a CT4.
R.I.P

[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

[Splitpin]

"A little while, a moment of rest upon the wind, and another woman shall bear me"

Fly on Nick .

[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.

[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...?

[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

[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

[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.

[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.

[spongebob206]

Sorry,

Didn't mean to offend

[Bazza]

None taken, I'm too thick-skinned for that...

cheers..

[spongebob206]

Was just a general comment.

layered with cow hide aye v

Cheers

[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