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Another airshow death

Postby wifesaysno » Sun Sep 02, 2012 9:06 am

WACO's neighbor had a tragic loss this weekend when a member of his flight team, Hopper Flight (aka The Hoppers), suffered a mechanical problem and went in.

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/31 ... etail.html

It was possibly this L-39:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/27044274@N06/7911069812/
These guys absolutely love to fly and jump at every opportunity to share it with others. These guys fly a very rigid formation that is spectacular in its precision. Definitely a top notch flight team.
Team site:
http://www.hopperflight.com/


"Mortalis Ante Implicatios": "Mortal Before Implication"-The Hoppers

Blue Skies Hopper.
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Re: Another airshow death

Postby wifesaysno » Mon Sep 03, 2012 9:21 am

The pilot's name has been released:
Glenn Smith callsign 'skids'
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