Plane Down

[Rackmastr]

Had friends that were about 200 yards away on the airside doing work. I still havent talked to them but it sounds like it was VERY close and they were lucky the blast went the opposite direction or they would have had some serious damage from flying peices...

[Rockymtnx]

Originally Posted by Grizzly Adams

Media keeps calling it a Crash Landing.

Last time I checked, in a crash landing situation the plane usually makes contact with their belly on the runway. Generally not belly side up. LOL

[Da Jimmer]

Updated Airforce Manual:
-It is generally known the pilot is lucky to have only minor injuries when ejecting at 50 feet above ground.
-It is generally inadvisably to do a catwalk while banking hard.
-When performing the aerobatic assault maneouver known as "my aircraft is the suicide bomber", the pilot should plan his ejection in a timley fashion so he is ejected far away from the target, this reduces chances of landing beside a large fireball with your nylon parachute.

I think the guy from the Tiger something or other squadron with the F-18 painted up as a tiger does a better catwalk, this guy... too flashy.
Pilots thoughts though?
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[Selkirk]

Capt. Brian Bews recalls how he ejected from his CF-18 ... http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/play...src=canadanews

TF