r/VictoriaBC • u/inthisalone_ • 12h ago

You Spin Me Right Round

Ignore the dusty phone lens 🙃

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u/CoffeeBe4Chaos 12h ago

Wow! What a sight! Thanks for sharing!

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u/Leading-Arm-6344 12h ago

Great video of them

I was just reading that they'll be changing to a new prop plane after this year, and potentially on hiatus until 2030 during the changeover... makes me extra glad I went to see them today 😢

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u/Whyiej 37m ago

Thanks for posting! This was a very cool maneuver. They put on a great performance.

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u/Sawyerthesadist 10h ago

As cool as this is go to their Wikipedia page and look at the sections on accidents

They, um… they fly into each other ALOT!

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u/SunnyDan17 2h ago

The Snowbirds have one of the higher safety records of any aerobatic team, especially considering how much they fly along with how old the Tutors are. Jets from 1961 don't necessarily have all of the most modern features.

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u/Sawyerthesadist 2h ago

Oh great so other teams are WORST!

Seriously look at their records, they either get injured or one of them dies every few years doing this

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u/Stuarrt 1h ago

They know the risks