Preliminary report released - Pilot says he was not ready to eject and was taken by surprise when the ejection sequence was initiated Pilot and crew disagreed on ejection in MiG-23 air show crash: NTSB https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing/pilot-and-crew-disagreed-on-ejection-in-mig-23-air-show-cr...

Officials: Engine failure caused jet to crash at Michigan air show; pilot was injured
Pilot seriously injured, crew member has minor injuries

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I was there, yesterday he requested to do 4 passes and they told him 3, 2 F-35's had launched an hour before and were returning to Ypsi and they didn't want him to get in the way [same scenario today], I was disappointed as the 23 is a kick to see in the air. Today he did I would say 3 or 4 rip roar...

Looks like a good show and thanks for the pics. Those Louisiana F-15's always seem to steal the show, saw them a few times over the last few years and they always beat up the runway, seems they simple don't want to land - Even when departing its not unusual for them to do multiple goodbye passes. Wa...

Sounds like a hot mess for anyone [like me] not familiar with the area and being constricted by water ,, At least they are not charging $100's per vehicle, unlike some people in MI ,,,,

I was the 1st one in THUR & FRI so that someone must have been me, not into trespassing but there was quite a gap between the ones towards the end, figured the worse that could happen is get tossed out. A guy who lives and works around there told me that the barricades have been up for a while d...

I stopped going into shows after 9/11 when they denied entry to folks with coolers - At the time had young kids and no way was I going to pay $20 for a bottle of water and a couple frizzled hotdogs. Last time I went in it was scorching hot, no shade to be had unless under an airplane wing and people...

Any youtube link for this video, can't see anything here and I am pretty much anti facebook

I checked maps, doesn't look too promising which is why I'm seeking input from a local. If they fly the runway looks like there is potential for spots, but sure, if most run-ins are over the water then I'm SOL. I'm so used to being under them that seeing them from a show perspective doesn't do much ...

Thanks for that but I mean off base where you can get under the flight path.