8 so far this year. Now consider how many airshows there have been worldwide this year and that is a tiny tiny number of all the shows. You can't spend your time worrying about the "what ifs..." when the spectacle of the airshow is what makes it amazing.
That happened when I was 11 years old... and that image of the one plane flying right into the crowd kind of burned itself into my memory just like the second plane hitting the WTC. A landmark catastrophe.
Terrible things happen every day. It sucks. And I actually mean that.
I'm going to sound rather cold when I say this but planes are not toys, they shouldnt be treated like toys and certainly shouldnt be flown in such a way by an elderly person no matter what previous flight experience they have.
I can't stand air shows, meaningless shows to boost ego no matter what way you spin it.
I think after those 2 accidents (Rammstein and Sknyliv) the health and safety people said that the planes should keep a safe distance away from crowds when performing the stunts.
Obviously something happened though in this Reno incident because the plane suddenly pulled off from going into a straight line. Wouldn't be suprised if he suffered a heart attack or some such in the build up to it.
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