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RENO AIR RACES CRASH – Pilot Tried to Avoid Bleachers

Sep 17

Posted by Recce 233 Savoie in Accidents, Aerobatics, American, Civilians, FAA, LISTEN, NTSB, P-51, Pilots, PLS 4 / SLP 4, READ, USA | No Comments

74-year-old Jimmy Leeward, a movie stunt pilot was flying a P-51 Mustang called “Galloping Ghost” for the Reno Air Race yesterday September 16, 2011.

On the video you can see that shortly after lifting-up to reach the middle part of a loop, the aircraft dived towards the bleachers, and crashed very close to them. According to the news, 3 died, and 54 would have been injured, 12 of which in severe conditions. A Mayday emergency call would have been heard a few seconds before the accident.

The Reno Air Races have been cancelled even if the families insisted on letting the airshow go on. Some videos on the Internet show how violent the impact was. The area has been cordoned off as the NTSB is still investigating, as well as FAA officials were on the spot, and a mass-casualty situation has been reported.

Jimmy Leeward would have tried to dodge the bleachers as his P-51 was going down. The famous pilot would have saved hundreds of potential casualties before he died, according to this eyewitness account:

Tags: Accident, Aerobatics, Airshows, American, Bleachers, Boxes, Casualties, Crowd, Dead, Death toll, FAA, Galloping Ghost, Injured, Jimmy Leeward, LISTEN, MASCAL, Mustang, National Championship Air Races, NEWS, North American, NTSB, P-51, P-51D, P51, PLS 4444, Race plane, Reno, Reno Air Races, Reno Stead, Spectators, Stands, Tarmac, USA, Video, Witness

9/11 ATC communications revealed 10 years after

Sep 11

Posted by Recce 233 Savoie in Air traffic, American, ATC, Cabin crew, Controllers, From 2001, LISTEN, On board, PLS 4 / SLP 4, USA | No Comments

Tags: 10 years, 2001, 9/11, Air Traffic Control, American, Archives, ATC, Attacks, Boston, Cabin crew, CIVILIAN, Commission, Controllers, Copy, Emergency, FAA, Flight 11, Flight 175, Flight 93, Flight attendant, Flight SAFETY, Hijackers, Hijacking, LISTEN, Nervous, New-York, NEWS, NYC, On board, Passengers, Pennsylvania, PLS 4444, Radiotelephony, RT, RTF, September 11th, Shanksville, Shooting, Smoke, Terrorism, U.S., United 175, United 93, US, USA, Video, Voice communications, Washington

Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China 2011

Aug 28

Posted by Recce 233 Savoie in China, PLAAF, PLS 4 / SLP 4, READ, SCO, Strategy, Taiwan, US & DoD | No Comments

Here is a very interesting publication issued by the U.S. Department of Defense for public release. This report must be worth reading for SLP/PLS 4444 training as the PRC’s stakes and strategy are well explained as well as the prospective, and involvements. (click on the book below):

Tags: 2011, A2AD, AERO & MILITARY PUBLICATIONS, AEW&C, AIR FORCES, Anti-piracy, Arms, ARMY, Artillery, ASAT, ASCM, ASIA, ASuW, AWACS, B-6, BeiDou-1, Beijing, C4ISR, CCP, CHINA, Chinese, CSS-2, CVs-Aircraft carriers, Cyber warfare, Defence, Defense, DETERRENCE-Dissuasion, DF-21D, DH-10, Diplomacy, Doctrine, Document, Drones-UAVs, DSTL, Equipment, Expenditures, Fleet Air Arm, Foreign policy, GLOBAL, GLONASS, Harpoon, HARPY, ICBM, Involvement, Jin-class, KJ-200, KJ-2000, KMT, LACM, Military, MIRV, Missiles, Modernization, MRBM, MRL, Naval, NAVY, NEO, NFU, PHL-03, PLA, PLAAF, PLS 4444, Powers, PRC, Procurement, Prospective, Publication, QIANFENG 2008, READ, Report, Satellites, SCO, Shanghai, SLBM, SLOC, SRBM, SS-N-22, SSBN, Stakes, Strategy, SUNBURN, Taiwan, US & DoD, VANGUARD 2009, WARFARE, Weaponry, WS-2, XIA-class, Y-8

RAF fighter aircraft – TORNADO GR4s at RIAT 2011

Jul 18

Posted by Recce 233 Savoie in British, England, Libya, Libyan no-fly zone, LISTEN, Pilots, PLS 4 / SLP 4, RAF, Tornado | No Comments

Tags: Air Tattoo, AIRCRAFT, Armament, Arms, Assets, Bombs, British accent, Capability, CO, Commanding officer, England, Fairford, Flexibility, Gloucestershire, GPS, GR4, Laser-guided, Libya, LISTEN, Missiles, NEWS, Panavia, Paveway IV, Pilots, PLS 4444, Pod, RAF, Reconnaissance, RIAT, Tornado, UK, Video, Weapon, Wing Commander

Pointing lasers at aircraft will cost offenders big time

Jun 21

Posted by Recce 233 Savoie in American, FAA, Laser, Laser pointers, LISTEN, Money, Pilots, PLS 4 / SLP 4, READ, USA | No Comments

Pointing lasers at aircraft can cost pilots their lives. The FAA has decided to increase the penalty. This prank is to cost the offenders a hefty fine – up to $11,000. Some pen-shaped laser pointers have been reported around a thousand times in the USA in 2011, and 2,836 incidents were reported last year.

It may seem a harmless prank. However, when a laser pen user aims at an aircraft, it turns into a dangerous hazard as the laser light is reflected everywhere. When the beams re reflected into the pilots’ eyes, the can get blind, and cause a crash.

Tags: AIRCRAFT, American, Beam, Blind, Crashes, Danger, Dangerous, FAA, FCL 1.028, FCL 1.200, Fines, Flight SAFETY, Hazard, Idiot, Incident, LASD, Laser, Light, LISTEN, Los Angeles, Money, NEWS, Offenders, Penalty, Pilots, PLS 4444, Pointers, Prank, READ, Sheriff, U.S., USA, Video

U.S. Congress to cut off military intervention in Libya?

May 24

Posted by Recce 233 Savoie in American, HOT SPOTS, Libya, Libyan no-fly zone, LISTEN, PLS 4 / SLP 4, READ, USA | No Comments

The White House made it clear on May 21, 2011 that president Obama did not intend to abide by the letter of the 1973 WPR id est War Powers Resolution requiring to get congressional approval. Moreover, president Obama has sent a letter to the Congress in which he states that “drone attacks and suppression and destruction of air defenses don’t qualify as hostilities under the resolution.

In the aftermath of this discrepancy, it is deemed that Operation Odissey Dawn is not likely to be cut off unless the Congress presses the president to stop the operation in Libya:

Tags: ACLU, AFRICA, American, Christopher Anders, Civil Liberties, Conflicts, Congress, Congressmen, Constitution, David Rivkin, Foreign policy, Funds, Gaddafi, Gadhafi, HOT SPOTS, International affairs, Intervention, Jay Carney, John McCain, Lawyer, Libya, Libyan, LISTEN, Military, NEWS, No-fly zone, Obama, Odissey Dawn, Operation, PLS 4444, President, Presidential, READ, Recce 233 Savoie, Resolution, Senators, U.S., US, USA, Video, War, White House, WPR

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