August 1, 20196 yr Moderator Saw this on a few news outlets today and the condition of the pilot is unknown to the press but apparently 7 civilians/spectators/hikers were injured from the crash. For those unaware of Star Wars Canyon or the Jedi Transition, it’s north of China Lake and the Navy/Marines (maybe Air Force) as well use the canyon to fly though at low level for training purposes. Many people hike up there, which is not off limits, to take video or photographs of the jets passing through. Similar to the Mach Loop across the pond. A lot of really cool videos can be found on YouTube if you search Star Wars Canyon or Jedi Transition, some even have audio posted from the pilots taking to controllers before making the pass. Avsim Board of Directors | Avsim Forums Moderator
August 1, 20196 yr As of this am they are still searching for the pilot. Not looking good. 😕 Thank you. Rick $Silver Donor EAA 1317610 I7-7700K @ 4.5ghz, MSI Z270 Gaming MB, 32gb 3200, Geforce RTX2080 Super O/C, 28" Samsung 4k Monitor, Various SSD, HD, and peripherals
August 1, 20196 yr Author Moderator 4 hours ago, 188AHC said: As of this am they are still searching for the pilot. Not looking good. 😕 Really?? I’m assuming the pilot ejected and considering that the canyon is a pretty confined area, you wouldn’t think it would be that difficult. Unless, this is one of the situations like the A-10 pilot years ago who ditched his A-10 in the mountains in Colorado on purpose if I recall correctly. Hopefully not and the pilot is ok. Since there were spectators in the area, I'm surprised there’s not video of the incident. Avsim Board of Directors | Avsim Forums Moderator
August 1, 20196 yr One of my very best friends has flown the canyon many times. He says that there is almost zero time to pull the eject lever if things go wrong. He and I both pray that this is one of the cases that, in spite of the odds, that the pilot is safe..............Doug Intel 10700K @ 5.1Ghz, Asus Hero Maximus motherboard, Noctua NH-U12A cooler, Corsair Vengeance Pro 32GB 3200 MHz RAM, RTX 2060 Super GPU, Cooler Master HAF 932 Tower, Thermaltake 1000W Toughpower PSU, Windows 10 Professional 64-Bit, 100TB of disk storage. Klaatu barada nickto.
August 1, 20196 yr He didn't make it. https://www.military.com/daily-news/2019/08/01/navy-super-hornet-pilot-died-crash-star-wars-canyon-officials-confirm.html?fbclid=IwAR0fNYxouh726pUSdhW7eTWPDAQ1j8FeQnI8xJFeo3e_i_4IwvcG3Wgv-90 Captain Kevin Air Kevin 124 heavy, wind calm, runway 4 left, cleared for take-off. Live streams of my flights here.
August 1, 20196 yr Author Moderator 2 minutes ago, Captain Kevin said: He didn't make it. https://www.military.com/daily-news/2019/08/01/navy-super-hornet-pilot-died-crash-star-wars-canyon-officials-confirm.html?fbclid=IwAR0fNYxouh726pUSdhW7eTWPDAQ1j8FeQnI8xJFeo3e_i_4IwvcG3Wgv-90 I just saw that as well on another news outlet. Its ashame he didn’t make it but as W2DR said, going in there at high speed doesn't leave much of a margin for error or time to eject. Since he crashed near where people were he might have take the jet in to the canyon wall sacrificing himself to save the onlookers. Prayers to the survivors and family. Avsim Board of Directors | Avsim Forums Moderator
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