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These pilots are very skilled and accidents happen. In 44 years there has only been 17 or 18 fatalities, that is not to shabby for a sport where there are 5-8 planes going 200mph-500mph within feet of each other 50ft above the ground.

Things will happen, I don't see people joking about the pilots who gave their lives during the many test flights throughout the years who have given their lives for better and safer planes. Heck, on the way home I realized it is just like driving, you are right next to someone and sometimes one of you will make a mistake and sometimes that will kill both of of you but it most likely won't since you are the ground.

The only difference between air and car racing is that you are in the air and there are no crash guards, so if something happens it will probably be very bad. Luckily a skilled pilot was able to land and not be another loss this year. Safety is always #1 in any pilots mind, they also know the risks and will not be stupid in any part of what they do.

Air racing has been around for years and hopefully will continue to be, a lot of the best pilots in the world have air raced or support it, and will continue to support it. If the races die it would be a tragedy for Reno and the whole world of aviation.


If any of this sounds a little garbled it is because I am very tired and stressed. I saw the crash and am covering it as press not to mention being a huge aviation guy. My grandpa was also a pilot in Vietnam so it really pisses me off when people do not know what they are talking about and write without thinking.