Commander Dave Koss , commanding officer of the Navy ’s august Blue Angels flight monstrance team , has voluntarily abuse down after taking his four - man squad too close to the flying deck of cards during a Barrel Roll Break maneuver .
In the video recording below from the Lynchburg Regional Airshow , you’re able to see how the maneuver is designed to spread out ( first minute of video ) , and how it is not , with two of the pilots violently abort the roll at what appear to be simple ft from the deck ( latter part of the second half ) .
This all last down on May 22 . On Friday , Cmdr . Koss ill-treat down , order ,
“ With deep personal regret … I will be voluntarily leave the sterling flight demonstration team . I do a manoeuvre that had an unacceptably crushed minimal EL . This tactical manoeuvre , combined with other example of not meeting the airborne standard that make the Blue Angels the exceeding organisation that it is , led to my conclusion to ill-use down . ”
The move is extremely unprecedented , and all next Blue Angels appearances and shows have been canceled as the team reorganise at its Pensacola , Florida abode root word for training under its fresh commander , Navy Captain Greg McWhertor . [ Christian Science Monitor ]
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