AIRSHOW 2015

[Taiser]

I've been trying to torrent them as well with no joy! The first couple are on there and always have a few hundred leachers so people want to watch it... dunno what the hold up is for the torrents...

[awitzke]

You know they're all free on discovery.com right?

[awitzke]

Oh I see on the previous page you knew that already. Well if you have Firefox, download AdBlock. I watch them on the site with zero ads or commercials. It just skips them. AdBlock should be a thing everyone has now... it's been around long enough. I haven't seen a YouTube ad or FB ad in years.

[Its What I do]

The best was when mtce was done at pit meadows on daves plane brakes ,then pete uses it and comes back with
A fire !!!!!! awesome ... who did mtce?

[Rockie]

It's a miracle any of these guys live through an entire episode. I would quit now if I were them because death is reaching over both shoulders wrestling the controls away from them every single time they start the engine. There's no way they can possibly survive a whole season...

[CpnCrunch]

It's a miracle any of these guys live through an entire episode. I would quit now if I were them because death is reaching over both shoulders wrestling the controls away from them every single time they start the engine. There's no way they can possibly survive a whole season...

I wonder how much is make believe. I had a look through the CADORs and there isn't anything about that Murphy Moose that apparently had to get the fire trucks out. (Try searching through all incidents in BC involving Murphy aircraft).

[Rockie]

I wonder how much is make believe.

Almost all of it. Everybody involved should be embarrassed to show their faces after this.

[DonutHole]

And jet stream was sooooo much better?

[Rockie]

And jet stream was sooooo much better?

Not much to my recollection. Did I imply it was?

[fleet16b]

I wonder how much is make believe.

Almost all of it. Everybody involved should be embarrassed to show their faces after this.

Totally agree.
I don't know "Super Dave" but this show makes him and the others look like a bunch on incompetent morons
that can hardly put on a safe show.
As for Pete McCloud and his over the top " flat brimmed ball cap street punk posturing " persona , well its a bit much if you ask me.
And as I said to the "Airshow" producers I fear this is just going to be a promotion vehicle for the RedBull / McCloud/ Super Dave crowd and it is. There is so much more to Airshows than this.
Same format each show , same over the top BS , same characters
Does not put the Airbosses in a good light either

I would love to talk to the producers and get their take on the whole thing but I am afraid I already know the answer
Bulls%t over the top manufactured drama baffles the brains of viewers that don't know any better.

I'm sure the producers are lurking here , too bad they don't pipe in and try to depend this tripe

[DonutHole]

I don't think their feelings are near as hurt as yours are.

Sure there is drama. But manufactured? In the words of the dude... that's just like, your opinion man.

It's a show to entertain people... and you're entertained.. obviously or you wouldn't watch it. The same reason I listen to Glen beck and Alex Jones, I hate their shows, but it's entertaining to listen to Their b.s.

If you think you could do it better, get a few go pros and hit up you tube.. fill your boots, the world's your oyster all that b.s. but I'm hearing mostly complaints from industry insiders.

Funny when I was working ag everybody hitched about dust up but they all turned down their opportunity to get on and showem what's what. Props to the guys with the balls to put themselves out their for your scrutiny. Certainly takes a lot more balls than sitting back lobbing flames on the Internet.

If you don't like it, the best thing you could do is not watch it.

I'm behind because the torrents are lagging and my current locale doesn't have streaming access on discovery. I could set up a vpn but screw it. I can wait

[godsrcrazy]

I wonder how much is make believe.

Almost all of it. Everybody involved should be embarrassed to show their faces after this.

Totally agree.
I don't know "Super Dave" but this show makes him and the others look like a bunch on incompetent morons
that can hardly put on a safe show.
As for Pete McCloud and his over the top " flat brimmed ball cap street punk posturing " persona , well its a bit much if you ask me.
And as I said to the "Airshow" producers I fear this is just going to be a promotion vehicle for the RedBull / McCloud/ Super Dave crowd and it is. There is so much more to Airshows than this.
Same format each show , same over the top BS , same characters
Does not put the Airbosses in a good light either

I would love to talk to the producers and get their take on the whole thing but I am afraid I already know the answer
Bulls%t over the top manufactured drama baffles the brains of viewers that don't know any better.

I'm sure the producers are lurking here , too bad they don't pipe in and try to depend this tripe

I am thinking that's just the way SUPER Dave operates. He was on a show a few years back. I believe it was dangerous flights ferrying a Dornier over seas. Flying low level thru the Ice burgs. Then realizing 3/4 way thru the trip he was going to be fuel critical. Leaving being that way trying to get a direct diversion every time he keyed the mike saying he was fuel critical. What a Joke.

[Old Dog Flying]

If you want to see "Super" Dave work in person just fly into Chilliwack but if you do be very careful....! He's doing his routine over the airport and there is never a NOTAM out to this effect. And expect to have him hassle you.

[cgzro]

Nobody NOTAMS for aerobatic practice (we'd have to do it for every flight /every day) but we do commonly put a comment in the CFS like this one at CYND

"Aerobatics: Possible aerobatic activity over A/D btwn gnd and 8500 ASL."

Or this one at CYSH

"Ocsl aerobatic act overhead the rwy BLW 2000 ASL monitor 122.7.
4.3NM SE of aprt btwn towns of Merrickville and Jasper."


Normally the agreements with the airport will state that the aerobatics cannot interfere with other users of the airport. So if you approach an airport and the pilot doing acro asks you to wait or go away or wait to take-off or whatever they are almost certainly violating the agreement they have with the airport and would lose the privilidge quickly if they did.

I have permission from 5 different airports and every manager told me verbally or in writing not to get in the way of other traffic. You may want to check with the airport to find out what the agreement is and politely remind him if he is not honoring it. You certainly dont have to wait or change your plans but the aerobatic plane most certainly does.

I warn every pilot that gets an SFOC to consider themselves the lowest of the low in terms of airport priority.

The SFOC is a wonderful privilidge in Canada and id hate to see anybody ruining it for the rest of us.

[GyvAir]

I am thinking that's just the way SUPER Dave operates. He was on a show a few years back. I believe it was dangerous flights ferrying a Dornier over seas. Flying low level thru the Ice burgs. Then realizing 3/4 way thru the trip he was going to be fuel critical. Leaving being that way trying to get a direct diversion every time he keyed the mike saying he was fuel critical. What a Joke.

Judging how a guy operates by how they're portrayed through a couple "reality" shows? Really?
It's kind of like summing up Jim Carrey the person after watching both Dumb and Dumber movies.
I'm sure the majority that know Dave in actual reality have a different opinion of his judgement and skills.

[godsrcrazy]

I am thinking that's just the way SUPER Dave operates. He was on a show a few years back. I believe it was dangerous flights ferrying a Dornier over seas. Flying low level thru the Ice burgs. Then realizing 3/4 way thru the trip he was going to be fuel critical. Leaving being that way trying to get a direct diversion every time he keyed the mike saying he was fuel critical. What a Joke.

Judging how a guy operates by how they're portrayed through a couple "reality" shows? Really?
It's kind of like summing up Jim Carrey the person after watching both Dumb and Dumber movies.
I'm sure the majority that know Dave in actual reality have a different opinion of his judgement and skills.

If he wants to say and do stupid stuff on a "reality show" then he should tolerate the criticism that goes with it. You seriously want to compare a fictional comedy movie to a reality show.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Reality-based television is a genre of television programming that documents unscripted situations and actual occurrences, and often features a previously publicly unknown cast. The genre often highlights personal drama and conflict to a much greater extent than other unscripted television such as documentary shows. The genre has various standard tropes, such as reality TV confessionals used by cast members to express their thoughts, which often double as the shows' narration. In competition-based reality shows, a notable subset, there are other common elements such as one participant being eliminated per episode, a panel of judges, and the concept of immunity from elimination.

[co-joe]

...You seriously want to compare a fictional comedy movie to a reality show.

I'd make that comparison any day of the week and twice on tuesday night. Reality TV requires you suspend disbelief. Once networks execs realised people actually believed survivor was "real", they ran with it. It's scripted, edited, re-edited, written, acted, pure fiction, with just enough "reality" to keep that title.

I enjoy the show. I look past the sensationalization with a roll of the eyes. and then I get on with feeling the passion these people have for aviation and airshows. Super Dave makes me laugh. His schtick is every bit as real as Super Dave Osbourne was. Totally get the Kevin Spacy refence too. lol what a hoot.

[AirFrame]

Super Dave makes me laugh. His schtick is every bit as real as Super Dave Osbourne was.

I wonder if Super Dave has genuine Saskatchewan Sealskin seat belts...

[BibleMonkey]

Superdave gave my friend a ride, and then gave me a ride after an airshow . In his Pitts then. We were being rewarded for doing something good.

He asked each of us how we wanted it. My (non pilot ) friend elected for "mild" . He got a mild (for superdave ) ride. My friend was thrilled.
He asked me how I wanted it when strapping in. I said "give her. I've had a long happy life, put alla pepper you want".

Great ride. Wasn't expecting to go inverted as soon as the wheels left the ground, but meh, I asked for it, I guess.
Great Pilot. Very nice guy. Much more thoughtful speaker than depicted on the tube.

[Rockie]

He should have put a lot more thought into wtf he was doing on this program.

[BibleMonkey]

... wtf he was doing on this program.

Same thing Phineas T. Barnum and Mae West were doing I guess;

In the entertainment business , their edict is that "there's no such thing as bad publicity " .

They're not in the flying business, they're in the entertainment business.

I take your point though.

[Rockie]

... wtf he was doing on this program.

Same thing Phineas T. Barnum and Mae West were doing I guess;

In the entertainment business , their edict is that "there's no such thing as bad publicity " .

I take your point too and it is very valid. Maybe it's just another example of how far people are willing to debase themselves for some notoriety.

[AirFrame]

The Bachelor, Survivor, Big Brother... I think how far people are willing to debase themselves is well established. Airshow is mild, and really just another example of hype in excess of reality.

[Its What I do]

Lol . It is great entertainment . Its a tv show . The moose incident did happen .
I laugh every episode. The editing is better than dangerous flights .
But at the end of the day its a good tv show.
But what do I know.

[vanNostrum]

I enjoy the show but was dissapointed not to see the Bad Man performing somewhere.