Shoreham Air Show Plane Crash

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Re: Shoreham Air Show Plane Crash

#301 Post by Flintstone » Wed Feb 13, 2019 9:02 pm

I'm assuming (dangerous I know) that it's his brief that asked if he had ever heard of G-LOC. That being the case I'd expect the prosecution to be asking if he'd been taught about the effects by any other name.

FWIW Mr Hill lives just a few miles from me. Don't know him, never met him and I've no dog in this fight but some of the locals aren't keen.

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Re: Shoreham Air Show Plane Crash

#302 Post by Boac » Wed Feb 13, 2019 9:24 pm

The thing is, Flint, to my mind there is no question of 'g' being an issue here - I sense a distraction. The whole manoeuvre from the top of the loop appeared to be low-speed and 'floppy' and thus low 'g'. If the defence 'claim' is that he was affected by 'g' earlier ie before the top, my wisdom suggests that an experienced display pilot would exercise extra care before continuing the planned manoeuvre.

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Re: Shoreham Air Show Plane Crash

#303 Post by Flintstone » Wed Feb 13, 2019 9:47 pm

As a non'display, non'aeros pilot yeah, I saw this as a distraction. But a stupid one that can be knocked over in very little time.

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Re: Shoreham Air Show Plane Crash

#304 Post by Pontius Navigator » Wed Feb 13, 2019 9:56 pm

It is certainly technical and will fail if the prosecution can convince the jury

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Re: Shoreham Air Show Plane Crash

#305 Post by CremeEgg » Wed Feb 13, 2019 10:32 pm

I suspect Mr Hill is splitting hairs.
I would hope AH has been expertly briefed by his brief and was answering a carefully phrased question. Whilst many people know about G-LOC and indeed its been discussed in current TV programmes on Red Arrows and Red Bull Air Races I wonder when the term was invented and when it surfaced in any RAF training. Should be relatively easy to uncover documentary evidence of that. Training on effects of G and G-LOC are two different things my lord.

Having been on site that fateful and warm day; then waded through the AAIB report and only flown aero's in assorted gliders I'll be interested in the answers as to why he started too low, started too slow, didn't use full power to start the loop and having missed the gate at the top by a substantial margin didnt take corrective action. Gliding gates I remember were 2000' feet start height , stuff the nose down until 100 knots then pull back on the stick but don't exceed 3g to complete a very egg shaped loop.

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Re: Shoreham Air Show Plane Crash

#306 Post by Ex-Ascot » Thu Feb 14, 2019 12:23 pm

Ask ex-A, who has been through RAF training including aeros/g - had he ever heard of 'G-Loc' specifically?
No, not that term. But obviously in training we were made aware of the effect. Same thing but not the jargon. So effectively as has been said highly paid brief 'splitting hairs' and confusing the jury. That is what he is there for after all.
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Re: Shoreham Air Show Plane Crash

#307 Post by G-CPTN » Thu Feb 14, 2019 12:42 pm

Whilst he might not have been 'taught' G-Loc, it seems unlikely that he had never heard the term . . .

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Re: Shoreham Air Show Plane Crash

#308 Post by Boac » Thu Feb 14, 2019 12:57 pm

This is really an irrelevancy. Andy Hill would be well aware of the effects of high g on consciousness and would have doubtless learned how to combat the effects throughout his RAF career and after, doing any aerobatics 'outside'.

If 'G-LOC' is being put forward as a defence I think my view is obvious! I would re-affirm my belief that he was 'conscious' to the end, even if not, as suggested by defence - for whatever reason - fully 'cognitive'.

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Re: Shoreham Air Show Plane Crash

#309 Post by Ex-Ascot » Thu Feb 14, 2019 1:07 pm

Boac wrote:
Thu Feb 14, 2019 12:57 pm
This is really an irrelevancy. Andy Hill would be well aware of the effects of high g on consciousness and would have doubtless learned how to combat the effects throughout his RAF career and after, doing any aerobatics 'outside'.

If 'G-LOC' is being put forward as a defence I think my view is obvious! I would re-affirm my belief that he was 'conscious' to the end, even if not, as suggested by defence - for whatever reason - fully 'cognitive'.
Yes indeed Boac, if he wasn't 'conscious to the end' who the hell was pulling back on the stick as he stalled into the ground. His fairy godmother?

I don't think that this is going to end in guilty or not it is a question of how guilty and how lightly his brief can get him off.

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Re: Shoreham Air Show Plane Crash

#310 Post by compo » Thu Feb 14, 2019 10:06 pm

Given the evidence that has been presented so far, has anyone changed their mind about the value of holding a trial?

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Re: Shoreham Air Show Plane Crash

#311 Post by Boac » Fri Feb 15, 2019 7:55 am

I have never questioned it, compo - it is the legal system of our country. For me, the verdict and any determination by the judge are the debatables.

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Re: Shoreham Air Show Plane Crash

#312 Post by Pontius Navigator » Fri Feb 15, 2019 8:14 am

Ex-Ascot answers that question immediately above.

Where blame is due, it can be seen for any event, not discussing this one, that can be 'see' where the blame lies.

However in UK we work to case law. The first issue is deciding the charge and so it goes on. In the final analysis it depends on the skill of the barristers. The ISIL bride would be a good case in point.

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Re: Shoreham Air Show Plane Crash

#313 Post by Ex-Ascot » Fri Feb 15, 2019 4:05 pm

On Thursday, Hill told a jury at the Old Bailey he had about 35 hours’ experience in the Hunter, primarily at a handful of displays since 2011.
Only 35 hrs and he was displaying it, come on.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/201 ... -of-flight

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Re: Shoreham Air Show Plane Crash

#314 Post by Krystal n Chips » Fri Feb 15, 2019 6:05 pm

Leaving aside the alleged causal factors, it's the reference to temps. that interests me as an engineer....

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-47256160

And the bit about a "min " temp given it was always stressed on ground runs, that, this must at the minimum prior to full power / trim run or "slam " checks.

So it's interesting to read the allegation about indicated temps because even with the delay from start-taxi-take off surely the temp would have risen during this elapsed time period if sufficient time had been allowed ?

I know nothing about Avons I may add.

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Re: Shoreham Air Show Plane Crash

#315 Post by Pontius Navigator » Fri Feb 15, 2019 6:48 pm

What on-type flying do Pilots of these historic types get? I imagine during the off-season maintaining currency is difficult and flying transatlantic hops in a large jet barely counts.

How many practices do the make in a typical pre-season work up.

In this case, 35 hours on type over 5 years is not much.

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Re: Shoreham Air Show Plane Crash

#316 Post by G-CPTN » Fri Feb 15, 2019 6:55 pm

Isn't it like riding a bicycle?

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Re: Shoreham Air Show Plane Crash

#317 Post by Boac » Fri Feb 15, 2019 7:00 pm

I think the danger is that unless you fully prepare, you could get confused about gate heights especially if you fly different types on display. It should be a 'golden rule' that you carried the minimums with you, either on a knee-pad or a sticker somewhere and you 'refreshed' for each manoeuvre.

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Re: Shoreham Air Show Plane Crash

#318 Post by Pontius Navigator » Fri Feb 15, 2019 8:34 pm

G-CPTN wrote:
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Isn't it like riding a bicycle?
A basic bicycle maybe but a vintage high performance jet is different from a vintage low performance jet or a high performance large passenger jet.

Only a nav, but when fully worked up time slows. When new on type you have to work hard to keep ahead of the aircraft. There are many little things which can be 'ignored' and have no impact on the flight until something goes wrong.

A simple example is oxygen checks. You plug in, switcher on, check and it works. There after you check in the climb and periodically thereafter. Don't check and you will probably be OK, unless the regulator failed, your tube disconnected, it leaked etc etc.

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Re: Shoreham Air Show Plane Crash

#319 Post by Boac » Fri Feb 15, 2019 9:19 pm

At least his defence have not blamed hypoxia....

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Re: Shoreham Air Show Plane Crash

#320 Post by Ex-Ascot » Sat Feb 16, 2019 8:19 am

Boac wrote:
Fri Feb 15, 2019 7:00 pm
I think the danger is that unless you fully prepare, you could get confused about gate heights especially if you fly different types on display. It should be a 'golden rule' that you carried the minimums with you, either on a knee-pad or a sticker somewhere and you 'refreshed' for each manoeuvre.
As with commercial type ratings perhaps you should only hold a display licence for only one type at a time.
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