Thunderbirds Eject/Crash -- How It Happened

I was there. everyone in the audience had no idea he ejected until they announced that the pilot was okay

sounds like 'we' take video games way too seriously... too bad for you the difference from a pilot and your dumbass playing a video game is that their life is at risk.

Well, I did some extensive flight simulation training before taking on the real machine. I'm at risk too, however, it is somewhat safer on my end and my squad. We fly the f-18 which has two engines contrary to the singular one of the f-16. The CAR and CAF (Canadian air regulations and air force) are tremendously strict and these particular maneuvers could cease any pilot from ever flying again.

I would like to live in your "reality" based life! The giveaway is in the way you speak of flying and the ignorance of your explanations! I thought the Canadians who actually fly the CF-18 referred to it as such...but what would I know having been to Cold Lake during Maple Flag and was corrected for my ignorance!

These are in the show standard, thats what they do. I do understand, in squadrons, you would never do this that low or risky.

i to knew this pilot its a shame he outta the thunderchickens (old Nellis AFB joke) i lost contact with him a while ago

What?

At least he survived a 20 mil jet is nothing look at the billions and billions we have thrown down rat holes since Sept 08.

they did it yesterday but not high speed

the pilot showed excellent reflexes ,a 10 th of a second later he would be dead !