A sad day at the QC Air Show yesterday, as one of the 3 jets in the Hoppers L-39 jet trainer demonstration team crashed during the show. The pilot was killed, but the crash wasn't near the crowd at least. The weather was pretty rough yesterday, with the remnants of Isaac coming through. The Thunderbirds were scheduled to fly later, but did not because of the low ceiling. They're currently saying weather wasn't a factor in the crash, but its pretty early to know. Air show flying is a dangerous life, that's for sure.
There hasn't been a fatal crash at the QCAS since 1992 when a Harrier crashed on takeoff, and that was the day after the last day of the show when it was leaving the airport.
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