Feels like it must be a movie shoot. What other reason would there be to fly that low in a populated area?
It's an annual airshow. They're over a wide river and well clear of buildings and people.
It's the annual Riverfire festival. Fireworks, etc.
my god, that's such a low pass
I like doing things like that in flight sims but it must take a lot of skill to do it irl
It's all about prep and planning. Unlike flight sim they don't just go and weave through whatever environment they want. There are detailed route studies with all obstacles, terrain and towers identified; custom maps made highlighting the safe corridor, climb points and obstacle required to be in sight to continue without climbing. For something live Riverfire they then practice it in a simulator as well.
That's terrifying. One wrong move, and you get a similar tragedy to one 20 years ago
It's not one wrong move. There is a buffer put into everything they are doing making sure that it would take multiple very specific actions to go wrong, with two people at the controls and two more monitoring their every move.
Damn, that's stirring up some bad memories. I thought I would be above that. I'm not even American.