air show. when you go to an air show you almost expect something to go wrong. a pilot is practicing a tricky maneuver in his cf-18 fighter jet. doing something called an alpha pass, really risky maneuver. he is doing it at low altitudes so everybody can see it. the jet malfunctions and plummets to the ground. the jet goes boom, massive explosion. but just 100 feet before impact, the pilot ejects from the plane. you can actually see it happen, that split second between life and death. he suffers a few compressed vertebrae but is alive. days later the brave pilot brian hughes describes his wild ride on today. it became obvious what i needed to do. i was well trained for it. it was just a matter of pulling the handle and going for a ride. coming up, can you say ouch?
welcome back to caught on camera. i m contessa brewer. air shows are meant to showcase the abilities of planes and pilots with death-defying stunts and precision maneuvers. but at one show in canada, it was how the pilot exited the aircraft that got the spectators attention. a military fighter jet, the canadian air force s cf-18 hornet, is practicing a low speed, low altitude maneuver called an alpha pass, for the left bridge international air show in alberta. the air show doesn t officially start till the next day, but some eager aviation buffs are on hand to see the action. all eyes are on the plane as it swoops overhead. the spectators are about to get a show they ll never forget. two cameras are recording the well-trained pilot s tricky move.
different to us in the business, well-trained firefighter. this is a good example of that. a fighter pilot s dangerous stunt goes horribly wrong. july 23rd, 2010, the day before canada s alberta international air show. when you go to an air show you almost expect something to go wrong. a pilot is practicing a tricky maneuver in his cf-18 fighter jet. doing something called an alpha pass, really risky maneuver. he is doing it at low altitudes so everybody can see it. the jet malfunctions and plummets to the ground. the jet goes boom, massive explosion. but just 100 feet before impact, the pilot ejects from the plane. you can actually see it happen, that split second between life and death.
welcome back to caught on camera. i m contessa brewer. air shows are meant to showcase the abilities of planes and pilots with death-defying stunts and precision maneuvers. but at one show in canada, it was how the pilot exited the aircraft that got the spectators attention. a military fighter jet, the canadian air force s cf-18 hornet, is practicing a low speed, low altitude maneuver called an alpha pass, for the left bridge international air show in alberta. the air show doesn t officially start until the next day, but some eager aviation buffs are on hand to see the action. all eyes are on the plane as it swoops overhead. the spectators are about to get a show they ll never forget. two cameras are recording the well-trained pilot s tricky move. one camera zooms in. the other stays wide as the
well-trained firefighter. this is a good example of that. a stunt goes dangerously wrong. july 23rd, 2010, the day before canada s alberta international air show. when you go to an air show you almost expect something to go wrong. a pilot is practicing a tricky maneuver in his cf-18 fighter jet. he s doing something called an alpha pass, really risky maneuver. he is doing it at low altitude so everybody can see it. the jet malfunctions and plummets to the ground. the jet goes boom, massive explosion. but just 100 feet before impact, the pilot ejects from