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Originally Posted by Tommy
One more thing. I've long been opposed to the military doing aerial flight demonstations at airshows. I've seen too many good pilots crash and die rather than suffer the embarrassment of abandoning a bad approach in front of an audience.
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Sadly, my point was made again yesterday when a C-17 crashed in Alaska while practicing for an airshow.
It appears that all four crew members died. What makes the tragedy even worse is that the generals who pick crews for airshow demos generally pick from among the best aviators in the unit.