The FAA's "1,000 foot rule" has killed airshows and flyovers.
I went to an airshow several years ago, with a guy flying a Pitts Special. He knew the FAA was watching, and although this guy was a great pilot, his show was about as exciting as watching grass grow.
But, we have the gubment being our All Oppressive Nanny - All The Time.
Now, we can't do flyovers (where no one was in danger), but the TSA has their hands in our pants.
When I was stationed at Subic, the Corsair pilots would come screaming over the beach on Grande Island, so low & fast you'd swear they were kicking up water. It would scare the living cr*p out of everyone. Then, they'd circle back around sow low and slow that you'd could EASILY make out them laughing, just to rub it in.
I hate pilots.
You can get a waiver from the FAA to do airshows as low as zero or on the deck.
It seems President Bush was in charge of America when this beauty was started. There are tons of stories of pilots getting into trouble every since 2007.
Never knew those birds were certified as aerobatic until then.
Never knew those birds were certified as aerobatic until then.
Used to love wathing them take off @ Sheppard AFB in the early morning hours.
Airshows are allowed to obtain an FAA waiver to some of the FAR’s (Federal Air Regulations)
Well, it hasn't killed the shock jocks that like to fly over their parent's homes where I live. I've seen two F16s flying over side by side at under 1000', do a big circle and one will get over the 1000' mark. The second will come back at tree top level and shoot straight up about one mile from my house.
About three months ago, three C 130 aircraft were flying so low over Lake Travis, I couldn't see them until they had cleared the area where I can see across the lake.