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Sunday, September 18, 2011

(Yawn) Another air show death

If this is your idea of entertainment, you may want to check for a loose screw.

Posted at 4:45 PM | Bookmark and Share

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And now the "radical modifications" to the plane that crashed in Reno could be part of the problem so says the latest news reports.

Posted by portland native | September 18, 2011 7:04 PM

Well, of course it was part of the problem. The hundreds of over-the-hill jalopies "restored" and then flown by dried-up old military guys in air shows are a menace.

This may have been tantamount to criminally negligent homicide, and I hope brave, brave Mr. Stunt Man's estate is bankrupted by the people he maimed.

Posted by Jack Bog | September 18, 2011 7:35 PM

I know some of those guys and they are mostly cowboys with deadly toys who still think they are 25 years old!
The ex fighter pilot/tail hookers are the worst, IMO

Posted by portland native | September 18, 2011 8:19 PM

The "The ex fighter pilot/tail hookers" seem to have difficulty's dealing with women too.

Posted by dman | September 18, 2011 9:39 PM

You know another aspect of the Hillsboro air show? A good old-fashioned open house for the military industrial complex.
We had a stealth fighter, a refueling jet, a warthog, the Blue Angels, a transport plane with a military parachute team jumping out the back. It wasn't all old planes or stunt planes. Far from it. And you know there's no stealth fighters stationed around here so it must have flown for hours to make a couple of passes over Hillsboro and head back to its base probably in another state.

That could be what is protecting these things. The military enjoys showing off the hardware to the crowd - it's good for business. And if there's an accident with the other flying wrecks, that's just collateral damage.

Posted by Bill McDonald | September 18, 2011 10:21 PM

Pursuing a path of exciting personal challenge is so disrespectful of the beautiful life provided by God. Why do you do it? It's selfish. Stop it. Your loved ones will thank you.

Posted by Molly | September 18, 2011 10:44 PM




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