There is discrimination with flyovers....

#1

Hobbes wrote:

Quote:

¥¥¥ wrote:

I wasn't disputing that, I was pointing out that asking why we would
get rid of military flyovers is just as valid as questioning why we
have them.

As you are probably aware, the military must fly. Pilots need hours
outside of the simulators, and the equipment itself needs certain hours in
it's "cycles". So, these things are going to fly even if NASCAR goes away
tomorrow. So, the question is "is there a cost associated with asking a
military base to do a flyover", and the answer is that the cost is not
increased by asking them to fly in a certain location. They were going to
be in the air anyway.

With regard to the flyover being terminated - I believe that will reduce
spectator satisfaction not to have them (I believe most folks enjoy them);
and I also think that the flyover interests a certain crowd of people with
the resultant interest increasing the possibility of recruitment into the
reserves or active service. So, terminating flyovers might even slightly
reduce enlistments.

Why is it only flyovers?

Why don't they send a missile to crash into the infield? Or run a mess
of tanks onto the track? Or land a division of Marines and invade
Daytona? Or send a bunch of those Army grunts on a forced march to
nearby tracks?

I don't think it is fair just to let pilots have all the fun!

(Oh, and I agree with the OP, that it is a dumb waste of time to involve
our military at most, if not all, NASCAR races.)

#2

The military gets the request from Nascar every year...there is a
military base near most Nascar tracks...they include training exercises
incorporated into almost every flyover..it gets the older "desk
jockeys" some flight training time much needed.

Pup
*88*

#3

On 10 Feb 2006 07:59:21 -0800, "Pup" <puppinator7 (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote:

Quote:

The military gets the request from Nascar every year...there is a
military base near most Nascar tracks...they include training exercises
incorporated into almost every flyover..it gets the older "desk
jockeys" some flight training time much needed.

Pup
*88*

it's not always the closest base, but you are correct about
"training" - pilots need to log time to keep current...

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