I was there when it happened. It was a Bulldog biplane that was part of a 2 plane act that did extremely low stunts (extremely stupid.). They were doing a extremely low half loops and on the third loop the yellow Bulldog did a tumble roll really fast (Too fast I thought) and basically he was too low to pull out. The biplane hit the runway tail first and the prop caught on the runway afterward. Causing it to cartwheel. Few mins ago I saw a video of the crash and when I saw the tail hit the runway I knew the pilot had no chance. He was alive when they evaculate him by Blackhawk chopper.
It's the ignorance like this that really sets me off about the morons that play this game.
Here you have some stupid AH seat jocky wannabe that went to see the "stupid stunts", as you put it, that a professional like Jim LeRoy perform for people like you and gave his life doing and you have the audacity to call it stupid. Shame on you, you ***** pixel pushing wannabe.
Get a ***** clue Falcon!! Jim LeRoy was one of the best of the best. Performing and flying in an unforgiving career flying a plane to the edge and back so dumb arses like you could walk away thrilled that you got to see an amazing show.
You ignorant mother fker. That guy gave his life performing for you. And you have the audacity to call it stupid. Jim LeRoy was the peak of aerobatic performance. You watched one of the greats meet his demise, unfortunately like many others before him, giving his all for you.
Professional Airshow aerobatics is the most risky entertainment, extream sport there is. What he did was not stupid, it was pure genius in an airplane. Have some respect even though you obviously have no capability to understand what you were watching and ignorant to think you have a clue enough to call what he did stupid.
Bow your *****g head in respect and shut the fk up.
Jim LeRoy was the best of the best, but his greatest talent wasn't in the air. It was sitting at the autograph line until the last person, child, adult, left connecting with people less ignorant than you and maybe sharing the dream that it is to fly the way he did.
Airshow aerobatics spares no one, the worst or the best. Maybe when you go to the show tomorrow you might understand what these people risk every weekend so that you can walk away thrilled and fulfilled and feel like your 20 bucks was well spent.
You may think I am being a little harsh but your indignant, ignorance and stupidity to make such a statement can not go unnoticed.
We lost a great hero, performer and man today. God speed Jim LeRoy. You were the best of the best.
And HT et-al if you edit this post shame on you. You guys of all people should know better.
Original quote by: Jim LeRoy
On his website, LeRoy is quoted as saying "People want to see low, wild, and seemingly out of control, but at the same time they want discipline, precision, and complete control. You've got to take all of those elements and fuse them together in just the right way."
http://www.airshowbuzz.com/videos/view.php?v=4b92fd9f