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My primary problem was the Gucci music...as above.
That said, respectfully, there is a difference between being horrified by watching people die and not liking a "highlight clip" sequenced to music showing many fatal crashes. I have no problem with watching them per se...but did anyone really learn anything watching those? (serious question)
I just think that video was more geared towards getting some "Woah dude...did you see that!" from some Frat boys, then relaying anything important or informative about aviation. The music is a great example.
I accept that its part of my chosen profession...I don't accept that depiction of it for the sake of some cheap grins/emotion.
Noted ... and I agree ... I guess it just doesn't really "hit home" and/or bother me anymore unless I know the guys personally. I've seen (literally "seen" in one case) many guys die .... I've heard over and over ... "it was a good day to die ..." but personally, I don't know what that day is .... but I don't dwell on it anymore.
When your time is up .... your time is up. YOURs .... and MINE ....
When I was in VT-1 ... one of our T-34's crashed and burned at Silverhill (I think) and killed both the Instructor and the STUD. They hauled all the wreckage back to the hangar for the investigation and MADE all of us STUDs walk past it --- single file --- there was blood on the instrument panel --- it felt like a cold knife in the guts ... this was dangerous business .... to "teach us" how serious our prospective career was ....
Years later ... I went down with a team to Boardman, OR ... the bombing range ... to pick through the wreckage of one of our birds. We found the B/N's wedding ring ... and @ 5 pounds of "meat". It was hard --- very hard --- but it's part of the job ... the life ... the reality of Naval Aviation AND flying ....
How about this, if you get a privilidged video after a mishap protect it and dont let it end up on Youtube. There is a lot to be gained from mishap videos, we live in a visual world and one video can hammer home a point in a safety stand-down better than a million words.
I know of at least one video in that clip that was privlidged and some jackass put it online, want to be angry or disturbed-there is a righteous target for it.
I know of at least one video in that clip that was privlidged and some jackass put it online, want to be angry or disturbed-there is a righteous target for it.
(amazing how much we get out of a thread)
Right ... and that is the problem with the "YOUTUBE" generation ... cheap thrills ... usually at someone else's expense ... a "high" ... rank internet stupidity from those who are ignorant and/or have never done anything and are living vicariously through others' "experiences" ...
We're PROFESSIONALS ... or wannabe professionals in some cases ... and there's a difference.
A.K.A. ..... We're better ....
Enough said. Though this thread has managed to spark some discussion about what is and is not appropriate to post, I see no need to have a 3 minute snuff film set to music posted here, especially if some privileged material did make its way in. I can't delete the post without deleting the thread, so the link itself is gone. I'm not penalizing the user as I don't think he had any intent to offend or be a troll, but the link is gone, and this thread is done.A4sForever said:
If the supermods want to tinker with it, by all means go ahead. Otherwise, move along, nothing to see here . . .
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