FA-18 crash in Va Beach

[LuckyMe143]

Originally Posted by bcp

I suppose when an area keeps building in a crash zone for a military air base, these things are bound to happen sooner or later.
I remember when they built Tragic Hollow housing development ( aka Magic Hollow) It was right in the landing zone, so the jets would only be maybe 100ft above the homes when landing in a certain direction.
As soon as the people started moving in, they started complaining about the noise.. Dumbasses, you buy in a landing zone, expect some noise.

I grew up next to Magic Hollow in Carriage Hill. The jet noise got annoy at times but as a kid i loved it.

[VoteJP]

Originally Posted by glhs837

Boy, never read many reports, have you? I can think of quite a few that blame the things other than the pilots. But some do, face it, pilots are human, and humans make mistakes. Ever had training in this area? Bet you a lot of us have, and know specific cases that go both ways.

You do have a point and I really did need to qualify what I posted.

When the pilot live then the pilot(s) can talk back and explain the reasoning for the crash, so mostly it is just when the pilot dies THEN they get the blame.

In this case the two member crew lived so this time the F18 malfunctioning will likely stand.

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Originally Posted by Bay_Kat

JPC
I have him on ignore, but he's quoted quite a bit,

I just wish that a few others here would please put me on ignore.

With me on ignore you each get to be right every time, while I still get to tell everyone else the better points.

It is a win-win situation to put me on your ignore list.

[LuckyMe143]

Originally Posted by VoteJP

You do have a point and I really did need to qualify what I posted.

When the pilot live then the pilot(s) can talk back and explain the reasoning for the crash, so mostly it is just when the pilot dies THEN they get the blame.

In this case the two member crew lived so this time the F18 malfunctioning will likely stand.

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I just wish that a few others here would please put me on ignore.

With me on ignore you each get to be right every time, while I still get to tell everyone else the better points.

It is a win-win situation to put me on your ignore list.

You sir are an a$$!

[Hank]

Originally Posted by VoteJP

I just wish that a few others here would please put me on ignore.

With me on ignore you each get to be right every time

It is a win-win situation to put me on your ignore list.

good point

[GopherM]

Originally Posted by VoteJP

You do have a point and I really did need to qualify what I posted.

When the pilot live then the pilot(s) can talk back and explain the reasoning for the crash, so mostly it is just when the pilot dies THEN they get the blame.

In this case the two member crew lived so this time the F18 malfunctioning will likely stand.

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I just wish that a few others here would please put me on ignore.

With me on ignore you each get to be right every time, while I still get to tell everyone else the better points.

It is a win-win situation to put me on your ignore list.

OR, you could put most of us on YOUR ignore list and that would cut your return comments drastically.

[PrepH4U]

Originally Posted by Pete

You should stick to evading child support payments, you know 100X more about that.

:fixed:

[twinoaks207 (Premo)]

Originally Posted by GopherM

I've fallen into the trap of trying to reason with someone that is unreasonable and explain something to someone that has no tolerance for any view other than his own. What the heii is wrong with me?

You just had a moment of weakness, that's all. It's okay, we all have them -- we're human. Most of us still have the desire to "help" and "save" our fellow human beings, even when they may not deserve it.

You tried. Kudos for the effort.

[desertrat (Premo)]

I did not know the F-18 couldn't fly on one engine. Maybe the failure caused other problems? Like flying pieces cutting lines and wires?

[VoteJP]

Originally Posted by desertrat

I did not know the F-18 couldn't fly on one engine. Maybe the failure caused other problems? Like flying pieces cutting lines and wires?

I did not know about that either - of not flying on one engine, and that surely did cause other problems.

The F-18 has never been a safe bird as it is riddled with defects.

Link = Navy F-18 Hornet Crash Is Third This Year - ABC News

Link = HowStuffWorks Videos "Destroyed in Seconds: F-18 Carrier Crash"

And those are not telling the entire story about that deficient bird.


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Originally Posted by GopherM

OR, you could put most of us on YOUR ignore list and that would cut your return comments drastically.

I do not have any ignore list, and have never had anyone on ignore ever.

To ignore another person is reprehensible, but for myself to do that would be lower than low.

[GopherM]

Originally Posted by desertrat

I did not know the F-18 couldn't fly on one engine. Maybe the failure caused other problems? Like flying pieces cutting lines and wires?

The Navy is obviously not saying anything yet, but some of the eyewitnesses are saying they saw pieces coming of the aircraft before it went into a steep angle of bank and then pitched up...and it sounded like the engines were not running at that point. Perceptions are funny at a time like that, so who knows what they actually saw. Also, listening to many of the people providing information, it sounds like they might have just spent the day sneaking beer and wine from the Wal-Mart.