firefighter gets the blaze under control. we have a saying in the fire service, w-t-f. it means something totally different to everybody else, but to us in the business, it means well-trained firefighter. this is a good example of that. a fighter pilot s dangerous stunt goes horribly wrong. july 23rd, 2010. it s 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, which is this 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, you get a massive explosion. but just 100 feet before
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.
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.
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?
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.