Another air show, another fatal crash. What do you reckon the percentage would be of air shows that include fun and spectacular fiery mayhem versus the boring air shows where nothing explodes, 60%? 70%?
At any rate, Captain Poopey thinks that if the air safety people were serious about safety, then they might have come up with a way for pilots to fly their planes with one hand on the ejector seat lever at all times. If I have to put down some gay yellow plastic signs either side of a six foot ladder when I'm working, surely people flying a multi million dollar petrol bomb at low altitude could lift their game a tad and be a little more safety minded? If it looks as though you're hurtling downwards and the ground is starting to look kinda close, give that thing a tug and everyone aboard will have a relatively happy ending! Unless it's a Russian jet and the lever comes off in your hand - "Nyet!!" (bugger).
Tankard rating: Three ceramic tankards made from the scorched earth at Ramstein.Yee-haaaa! Gaarn.
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I went to the Avalon air show in 2007. No planes crashed. Waste of money. Plus I took the camera. Got lotsa photos of clouds cos them fighter jets were too bloody fast.
See, that's got to be one of the main reasons for attending: potential mayhem. Better luck next time dude, or for a quick fix download a 'Destroyed in Seconds' torrent - happy times!
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