Not like a local councilor to jump in and demand immediate answers instead of wanting the proper investigation process to be completed... Oh - actually it is... Another one who wants to be seen to be doing something - anything - even if it's completely the wrong thing to do. There will, obviously, be a full inquiry from the HSE and the Air Accident Investigation Branch, the conclusions of which can never be "immediate"...
I fear that tragic accidents, and that is what it is regardless of what anyone says unless he purposely flew into the ground, will start a groundswell of HSE bollocks and stop what has been a tradition for as long as I can remember
Have a look at the 1st and 2nd pics here (they appear to be the wrong way around, time wise).......... Shoreham Airshow plane crash crashed on dual carriageway and exploded | Daily Mail Online FFS how did they feel with that lot coming straight at them, or didn't they actually see it comimg?
It's horrific and all the worse for those involved because of its complete randomness, absolutely nothing anybody could've done any different. Take the blue Mondeo in one of the pictures for instance, he's literally milliseconds in front of the flame engulfing all behind him, in fact there's nothing to suggest even he didn't get caught up. As sad as it is to say, it could've been a lot worse if it caught that traffic with the bus.
At least 11 dead and they have only now starting looking tutu the wreckage. This is going to be one of the worst accidents in recent history
That's what I thought. How the fuck did he manage that!? He's a world class coffin dodger. Jammy bastard!
Was waiting for this kind of reply – this is already the opinion of three expert observers so far, happy for you to stick to your own opinion, hope you don't mind me having mine..
Even if it was pilot error its still a tragedy for all concerned, including the pilot, even if he survives. Nothing in life is completely safe and no-one is immune to mistakes. There are calls already for future air displays to take place over the sea.
Film of Hunter just before impact shows a cloud of vapour underneath so maybe failure of aircraft component might be cause.
Quite. Not advocating moving displays over the sea myself. You can't eliminate all risk and life would be very boring if you tried. The Red Arrows flew a display over Weymouth and Portland in Dorset a few years ago. Some of it over sea, some of it over the town centre and a lot of it very low and very close. I happened to be on top of Portland Heights at the time and the planes flying over Chesil Cove were actually underneath me. I could see the pilots face as the plane passed beneath my feet at 400 mph before he went into a near vertical climb. Awesome. Wouldn't have missed it for the world. The are now reports of eye-witnesses saying the plane's engines appeared to fail and the pilot fought to control the aircraft to the end. From the sound of it he is an exemplary pilot who did his best to limit the damage. If he only succeeded in directing the aircraft across the road when it might have ploughed along it, he probably saved many lives. I wouldn't have thought he could bail out at that altitude even if he wanted to. My money is on mechanical failure.
Agree entirely. The media using terms such as "daredevil" doesn't help matters. Although the media jumping on a bandwagon is nothing new or unexpected. The TV reporting has been terrible - I don't go to airshows to see "daredevil" pilots or "stunts", I go to see iconic aircraft from my youth being displayed and flown within their limitations. The same reason that I go to classic car meetings and classic bike meetings. There is always inherent danger in flying older aircraft but they all have to be certificated and regularly checked, as do the pilots. Sadly, if something goes wrong with a fast jet the consequences are likely to be serious. (Having said that, the tabloid media seem to have forgotten about this accident already and are now concentrating on the far more serious news that One Direction are breaking up...)
Shoreham air crash: Man films Hunter hitting A27 road - BBC News Looked like he was low and slow and on the point of stall to me.
It is incomprehensible to imaging what people witnessed that day, so sad. The pilot ejected a split second before the plane hit the road but his chute didn't have time to open - you can see it on the first video posted on this thread.
