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Re: Formation Flights at YAF show

Posted by Tim Savage on Wed Aug 13, 2003 01:12:39 PM

In reply top Re: Formation Flights at YAF show posted by Mike Schneider on Wed Aug 13, 2003 01:05:47 PM

: 2 things may account for this.
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: 1. No FAA Waiver
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: A working airport with commericial airliners, private airc
: raft, and airshow flights is not the ideal situation for f
: ormation flights.
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The lack of a waiver does not preclude formation flying.

However, my understanding many of the ride "program" waivers that most of the B-17s operate under (ie: taking passengers for hire in a Limited or Experimental aircraft) stipulate no formation flights with passengers on board. This may or may not have been the case at YAF.

Three B-17s did make a pass in formation with a break to land during the Friday media flight...

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