At this particular airshow the CAF Texan taxied into a stationary C172 full of passengers waiting to takeoff. The pilot said he didn’t see the C172 sitting there! :rolleyes: Luckily no one was hurt and neither prop stuck anything. It did scare the life out of the passengers, 1 of which it was his first airplane ride ever. That young boy opted not to go up on a later flight which is too bad.

The same crew/Texan last year was showing off on their arrival and dragged the wingtip on landing narrowly avoiding disaster. I appreciate the work that they do and the hours they invest in preservation but personally I’ve never been impressed with their professionalism. Time to drop the “Good ‘Ol Boys Club” attitude.

Looking at the other videos on the website I would gather that it’s real training as they seem to know the callouts and flight profiles.

Oops. 😀

Formation flying in aircraft where you have 2 side-by-side seats makes the observer a necessity. Sitting in the left seat makes any aircraft in close proximity on your right nearly invisible. Even with the extra pair of eyes we ended up too close a few times.

This pass was dirty…