- Milllington air show draws big crowd
- Mid-South show is one day after Nevada crash
- Pilots say it is always safety over entertainment
(Millington 09/17/2011) - A day after a tragic accident in Nevada air show pilots are talking safety. Tens of thousands of people in the
Mid-South got an up close look at the amazing feats these pilots are trained to do.
Things are looking up in Millington and it takes just one look at the sky to find out why. An air show at Millington airport featuring the� U.S. Navy Blue Angels are one of the big draws. The aerobatic crop plans that looped and whirled are also crowd pleasers.
"Awesome, but they're professionals. Like out there in the field one of the guy's wings fell off. He still made it and landed," said 9 year old Dakota Thomas.
They performed some amazing feats.
"I love it. I wish I was in the plane with them," said Connye Gregg.
"I want to be a pilot when I grow up. I have a simulator at home," said a 12 year old from Cleveland, MS.
Air shows are extremely popular events.� Organizers planned for 50,000 spectators. This show planned months ago comes one day after the horrific scene in Reno, Nevada.� A WWII era fighter plane competing in an air race crashed killing the pilot and two others and injuring 50 others, many seriously.
"Safety is always in the back of our minds because that's what's made airs shows and what we do so successful over the years," said Mgst. Carl Falcione, Viper West F-16 Demonstration Team.
Falcione's team pushes the envelope to showcase the combat ready aircraft. Going up to speeds of 150 miles per hour they are just under the speed of sound. They are a hit at every air show but it's never excitement over safety.
Falcione says, "Safety is paramount with everything we do on the team. That is the paramount rule with our team and with all these teams. everyone is very safety conscious. We're not going to put an aircraft in the air that's not safe and ready to fly."
"I'm not sure what happened there. I'm hoping it was a mechanical problem and just couldn't help it," said one Navy Veteran watching the Millington event.
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