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Another airshow death (Read 669 times)
Sep 2nd, 2012 at 10:06am

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WACO's neighbor had a tragic loss this weekend when a member of his flight team, Hopper Flight (aka The Hoppers), suffered a mechanical problem and went in.

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/31405925/detail.html

It was possibly this L-39:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/27044274@N06/7911069812/
These guys absolutely love to fly and jump at every opportunity to share it with others. These guys fly a very rigid formation that is spectacular in its precision. Definitely a top notch flight team.
Team site:
http://www.hopperflight.com/


"Mortalis Ante Implicatios": "Mortal Before Implication"-The Hoppers

Blue Skies Hopper.
 
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Reply #1 - Sep 3rd, 2012 at 10:21am

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The pilot's name has been released:
Glenn Smith callsign 'skids'
 
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