Ukrainian Su-25 buzzes female soldiers then performs a dangerous low level aileron roll

November 12, 2015 Aviation Safety / Air Crashes, Troubled Areas, War in Ukraine
David Cenciotti

Another crazy low pass.

Here’s another chapter in the Ukrainian Air Force low pass saga.

After the the Mig-29 overflying pro-Russia separatist blocking rails, an Ilyushin Il-76 buzzing some Su-25s and Frogfoots returning the favor while buzzing the tower, an Mi-17 helicopter flying among the cars on a highway and another fully armed Mig-29 Fulcrum in the livery of the Ukrainian Falcons aerobatic display team flying over an apron at an airbase in Ukraine, here’s a Su-25 flying low, really low, over the heads of a group of female soldiers posing for a photograph.

What makes the maneuver really dangerous, is not the “flyover,” but the low-level victory aileron roll the Frogfoot performs after the low pass: aerobatic maneuvers at low altitude can be extremely risky, if not performed by experienced, skilled pilots.

H/T From the Skies for the heads-up!

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  4. Yesterday a SU-25 crashed in Zaporozje area, pilot died. Apparently the pilot was making a low pass, hit power lines and crashed on a road full of cars.
    The pilot was 23 years old Egor Bolshakov, graduated just in 2014 (basically an inexperienced pilot)
    https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CThuw_AWUAA21LB.jpg

    But yeah, they do for sure make “impressive videos”.

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