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MX304 · 08-22-2009, 12:08 PM

Vicki Cruse was killed while practicing yeasterday for the 2009 World Aerobatic championships in Silverstone England.

DannyFlyer · 08-22-2009, 12:29 PM

RIP Vicki. I got to meet her at an IAC contest in colorado...she was a great person and pilot.

Thoughts and prayers for her family and frends.

Danny

3D-Seth · 08-22-2009, 12:59 PM

Wow...sad to hear of this.

Will keep the family in our prayers...

Extra nuts · 08-22-2009, 03:03 PM

Too many pilots are meeting this fate lately.

Mithrandir · 08-22-2009, 03:43 PM

terrible accident....
condolences to her family!

BreadBowl · 08-22-2009, 04:26 PM

OMG!!

I can't believe this, yet another one I never thought would go like this. I met her once at Oshkosh at the IAC center, she was a very nice lady. Sad year this year.

My condolences to her family.

BreadBowl · 08-22-2009, 04:35 PM

I Googled this, and it sounds as if she died during the contest. Can anyone confirm? For some reason I can't pull up www.iac.org from the hotel here in Portugal (nor could I pull up Wikipedia from here for that matter), so I can't see if anything is posted on there.

VooDoo Child · 08-22-2009, 05:01 PM

This is very sad,thoughts and prayers.http://www.iac.org/news/2009%20-%200...html#TopOfPage

MX304 · 08-22-2009, 05:36 PM

	Quote: Originally Posted by BreadBowl
	I Googled this, and it sounds as if she died during the contest. Can anyone confirm? For some reason I can't pull up www.iac.org from the hotel here in Portugal (nor could I pull up Wikipedia from here for that matter), so I can't see if anything is posted on there.

It was during practice for the contest, not during the contest itself. From what I understand she was flying a borrowed aircraft, and had some form of mechanical failure leading to the crash.

kjkimball · 08-22-2009, 05:42 PM

Ryan,

Yes, she was competing at the time flying the known Q program and it was today, Aug 22 not yesterday.

Pistolera · 08-23-2009, 08:14 PM

Yes, Vicki was flying one of the required sequences in this year's World Aerobatic Championships when she crashed. From what I can gather this may be the first fatality during a World meet in its 49 year history. I believe she was also flying a borrowed 540 Edge. I have not heard of any speculation as to the cause of her crash....only that during a down-line maneuver the aircraft continued straight into the ground. Their was no post-fire crash, but as you can image, the aircraft was destroyed.

For those who don't know, Vicki was the 2007 US National Aerobatic Champion, and the president of the International Aerobatic Club.

May she rest in peace.

Earle Andrews
1988 IAC Unlimited Champion

hugocraft · 08-24-2009, 11:42 PM

Its very very sad news to find out about. May she rest in peace.

I've been wondering how many Edge 540 crashes has there been? And how many of them were mechicanical/airfame problems meaning not pilot error?

diveredd · 08-25-2009, 02:32 AM

There have been two Edge 540 crashes in the last 7 weeks, Chandy Clanton and now Vicki. I recently met her at Oshkosh and she was very open and enthusiastic about the IAC and truly loved flying. It's a terrible loss.

RIP Vicki.

MX304 · 09-03-2009, 06:42 PM

	Quote: Originally Posted by Pistolera
	Yes, Vicki was flying one of the required sequences in this year's World Aerobatic Championships when she crashed. From what I can gather this may be the first fatality during a World meet in its 49 year history. I believe she was also flying a borrowed 540 Edge. I have not heard of any speculation as to the cause of her crash....only that during a down-line maneuver the aircraft continued straight into the ground. Their was no post-fire crash, but as you can image, the aircraft was destroyed. For those who don't know, Vicki was the 2007 US National Aerobatic Champion, and the president of the International Aerobatic Club. May she rest in peace. Earle Andrews 1988 IAC Unlimited Champion

She was flying Paul Bonhommes spare Edge.

3ddd · 09-03-2009, 07:23 PM

i heard the rudder cable snapped and she went straight in instead of a knife edge exit,soo sad to hear this

08-22-2009, 12:08 PM	#1
MX304 Bad-ass Super Contributer! Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 404	Blue skies Vicki Cruse Vicki Cruse was killed while practicing yeasterday for the 2009 World Aerobatic championships in Silverstone England.

08-22-2009, 12:29 PM	#2
DannyFlyer Bad-ass Super Contributer! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Midland,TX USA Age: 23 Posts: 351	Re: Blue skies Vicki Cruse RIP Vicki. I got to meet her at an IAC contest in colorado...she was a great person and pilot. Thoughts and prayers for her family and frends. Danny Last edited by DannyFlyer; 08-22-2009 at 01:05 PM.

08-22-2009, 12:59 PM	#3
3D-Seth Horizon Hobby Employee Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Champaign, IL Age: 21 Posts: 3,077	Re: Blue skies Vicki Cruse Wow...sad to hear of this. Will keep the family in our prayers... __________________ Horizon Hobby Desert Aircraft AeroGraphix Duralite Flight Systems Vess Propellers

08-22-2009, 03:03 PM	#4
Extra nuts .COM Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: United States, UT, St George Age: 39 Posts: 1,691	Re: Blue skies Vicki Cruse Too many pilots are meeting this fate lately.

08-22-2009, 03:43 PM	#5
Mithrandir Bad-ass Super Contributer! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: High Desert California, USA Age: 50 Posts: 5,690	Re: Blue skies Vicki Cruse terrible accident.... condolences to her family!

08-22-2009, 04:26 PM	#6
BreadBowl I'm a Raccoon... Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Champaign, IL Age: 25 Posts: 1,109	Re: Blue skies Vicki Cruse OMG!! I can't believe this, yet another one I never thought would go like this. I met her once at Oshkosh at the IAC center, she was a very nice lady. Sad year this year. My condolences to her family. __________________ Ryan Smith Product Developer, E-Flite Team Horizon

08-22-2009, 04:35 PM	#7
BreadBowl I'm a Raccoon... Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Champaign, IL Age: 25 Posts: 1,109	Re: Blue skies Vicki Cruse I Googled this, and it sounds as if she died during the contest. Can anyone confirm? For some reason I can't pull up www.iac.org from the hotel here in Portugal (nor could I pull up Wikipedia from here for that matter), so I can't see if anything is posted on there. __________________ Ryan Smith Product Developer, E-Flite Team Horizon

08-22-2009, 05:01 PM	#8
VooDoo Child Bad-ass Super Contributer! Join Date: May 2007 Location: 3 miles South of where Jamie McMurray cried like a Biotch. Posts: 7,307	Re: Blue skies Vicki Cruse This is very sad,thoughts and prayers.http://www.iac.org/news/2009%20-%200...html#TopOfPage

08-22-2009, 05:42 PM	#10
kjkimball Bad-ass Super Contributer! Join Date: May 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 327	Re: Blue skies Vicki Cruse Ryan, Yes, she was competing at the time flying the known Q program and it was today, Aug 22 not yesterday. Last edited by kjkimball; 08-22-2009 at 06:28 PM.

08-23-2009, 08:14 PM	#11
Pistolera I got it! I got it! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Berkeley Springs, WV Age: 58 Posts: 2,197 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 1	Re: Blue skies Vicki Cruse Yes, Vicki was flying one of the required sequences in this year's World Aerobatic Championships when she crashed. From what I can gather this may be the first fatality during a World meet in its 49 year history. I believe she was also flying a borrowed 540 Edge. I have not heard of any speculation as to the cause of her crash....only that during a down-line maneuver the aircraft continued straight into the ground. Their was no post-fire crash, but as you can image, the aircraft was destroyed. For those who don't know, Vicki was the 2007 US National Aerobatic Champion, and the president of the International Aerobatic Club. May she rest in peace. Earle Andrews 1988 IAC Unlimited Champion __________________ 3DHobbyShop Futaba 14MZ

08-24-2009, 11:42 PM	#12
hugocraft Super Contributer Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: United States, KY, Louisville Posts: 108	Re: Blue skies Vicki Cruse Its very very sad news to find out about. May she rest in peace. I've been wondering how many Edge 540 crashes has there been? And how many of them were mechicanical/airfame problems meaning not pilot error?

08-25-2009, 02:32 AM	#13
diveredd Doo It! Doo It! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: California Posts: 90	Re: Blue skies Vicki Cruse There have been two Edge 540 crashes in the last 7 weeks, Chandy Clanton and now Vicki. I recently met her at Oshkosh and she was very open and enthusiastic about the IAC and truly loved flying. It's a terrible loss. RIP Vicki. __________________ ------------------- Aeroworks QB260 -DA100 EF 74" Yak - AXI 5330 on 10S E-Foamies Yak- MicroDAN DW Yak --AXI BVM EDGE--Still in box TREX 450SE

09-03-2009, 07:23 PM	#15
3ddd tissue ? cry baby jack wagon! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: pyote,texas Age: 58 Posts: 2,650	Re: Blue skies Vicki Cruse i heard the rudder cable snapped and she went straight in instead of a knife edge exit,soo sad to hear this __________________ Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave >safely and in a well preserved body,but rather to skid in > sideways,totally screwed up,worn out,shouting,"oh damn what a fine ride! AMA 98634 > HEY I GOT A DIVORCE----HELL YEA > Futaba, FROMECO:a good way to get a charge out of life,,3w all the way for a good day

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