Air Force grounds pilots who buzzed Panthers practice

[Captain Morgan]

 U.S. Air Force officials say four Georgia-based pilots are restricted from flight duties after their military jets swooped low over a football stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, as the Carolina Panthers practiced.

Four A-10C Thunderbolt IIs flew at low altitude over Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte on Monday, and the pilots will be on restricted duty pending results of an inquiry into the incident, officials at Moody Air Force Base in south Georgia said.

 

The pilots were low enough that they were able to wave at the players, Panthers coach Ron Rivera said.

"I like the fact that they waved at us as they went over," Rivera said.

The team was "most certainly caught off-guard," as players wondered what was happening. But Rivera said it was "pretty awesome" to see.

 

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/17438990/air-force-pilots-restricted-duty-low-pass-carolina-panthers-practice

 

I was following the tweets when this happened, and it scared the crap out of every reporter I follow.

They were all talking about it.

[Jase]

Falcons will do anything to get an edge SMH

It scared the crap out of me, too. Never heard anything like it.


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[Daddy_Uncle]

Maybe they were spying on Cam trying to learn how to drop bombs

[Panther53521]

A-10's are awesome aircraft. If you have never heard them fire their guns look it up on youtube, but its even more awesome in person.

[KillerKat]

Billicheat at it again trying to steal our plays.

[Riverboat Ron]

5 minutes ago, Panther53521 said:

A-10's are awesome aircraft. If you have never heard them fire their guns look it up on youtube, but its even more awesome in person.

A-10's will mess your day up!

 

https://youtu.be/HfnUkUJaoF0

 

 

[Squirrel]

BOA makes a great practice target.

 

Please take this as a observation from aerial prospective. Easy to spot.  

[bLACKpANTHER]

9 minutes ago, Panther53521 said:

A-10's are awesome aircraft. If you have never heard them fire their guns look it up on youtube, but its even more awesome in person.

 

[imminent rogaine]

12 minutes ago, Daddy_Uncle said:

Maybe they were spying on Cam trying to learn how to drop bombs

"Did somebody say drop?"

[Panther53521]

1 minute ago, Riverboat Ron said:

A-10's will mess your day up!

 

https://youtu.be/HfnUkUJaoF0

 

 

I was in Korea the first time I say and heard one fire the guns into the side of a mountain .... as I said before it was AWESOME!!!! .... I hate that the aircraft is starting to show its age  and there is no plans for a replacement

[uncfan888]

David Newton was obsessed with this story. Jets must fascinate him 

[h0llywood]

25 minutes ago, imminent rogaine said:

"Did somebody say drop?"

 

This got me spit my coffee

[Hogmolliesmaht]

37 minutes ago, Panther53521 said:

A-10's are awesome aircraft. If you have never heard them fire their guns look it up on youtube, but its even more awesome in person.

It sounds like God's zipper.

[Hogmolliesmaht]

21 minutes ago, Panther53521 said:

I was in Korea the first time I say and heard one fire the guns into the side of a mountain .... as I said before it was AWESOME!!!! .... I hate that the aircraft is starting to show its age  and there is no plans for a replacement

Yeah, we need A-10's more than we need F-35's and F-22's.