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Re: Sknyliv Airshow Disaster, Ukraine
HOLY HELL THIS IS A GOOD POST. THAT SECOND PICTURE IS QUITE DISTURBING..... ALL THOSE PPL AND KNOWING A BUNCH OF PPL R BOUT TO DIE. WHOEVER TOOK A PIC OF THIS DID A GOOD JOB. WOW!
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06-22-2010, 06:15 AM
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Re: Sknyliv Airshow Disaster, Ukraine
The video showing both the incident and its aftermath is what i'd call "documenting reality" at its best. A military court sentenced pilot Volodymyr Toponar and co-pilot Yuriy Yegorov to fourteen and eight years in prison, respectively. The court found the two pilots and three other military officials guilty of failing to follow orders, negligence and violating flight rules. Two of the three officials were sentenced to up to six years in prison, and the last official received up to four years. In addition, Toponar was ordered to pay 7.2 million hryvnia ($1.42 million; €1.18 million) in compensation to the families, and Yegorov another 2.5 million hryvnia. The crew's main flight trainer was acquitted for lack of evidence. There's also a somewhat scary detail: before the tragedy, Toponar had requested an additional training flight at the airfield where the display was to be performed (his request was denied). We will never know whether that flight would have avoided such a disaster or wouldn't (85 fatalities). |
