Talk:Reno Air Races

Pylon Judges.
As a pylon judge for several years, I feel that it might be interesting to add a page explaining the function of pylon judges and other positions that make the Reno Air Races possible. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ChristianAnarchist (talk • contribs) 01:21, 13 July 2011 (UTC)

16 September 2011 crash
Situation being reported, sourcing forthcoming.--Cerejota (talk) 00:36, 17 September 2011 (UTC)
 * One local source located and cited. Details are still very sketchy. --Alan the Roving Ambassador (User:N5iln) (talk) 00:41, 17 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Anderson Cooper is showing video...--Cerejota (talk) 00:44, 17 September 2011 (UTC)
 * It's run on most of the networks already. Still too much chaos on scene to get any real, verifiable data. We'll get better info from the usual WP:RS in two or three hours. Meanwhile, watch for opportunists. --Alan the Roving Ambassador (User:N5iln) (talk) 00:48, 17 September 2011 (UTC)
 * The "unofficial official" word from scene is 60 casualties, 30 each red and yellow tags. No reports on black tags yet. Can't quote that, though, since it didn't come from what's accepted as a WP:RS. --Alan the Roving Ambassador (User:N5iln) (talk) 00:53, 17 September 2011 (UTC)
 * CNN just reported that the local ABC station is reporting seven dead and at least 30 injured. rdfox 76 (talk) 00:57, 17 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Yeah currently all RS are reporting "at least 30".--Cerejota (talk) 01:01, 17 September 2011 (UTC)
 * The BBC and several other sources are reporting 3 dead, though I suspect the number will rise. As always, we need to keep speculation to a minimum... AndyTheGrump (talk) 03:01, 17 September 2011 (UTC)


 * Condolences to the relatives and friends of the deceased and injured, but this accident isn't unusual, and probably isn't worth breathlessly reporting in Wikipedia. I have personally witnessed the deaths of three aviators in front of the grandstands at Reno over the years, along with non-fatal crashes.  Where is their story?  Why should the 2011 accident require special attention, other than stimulating the morbid fascinations of the contributors to this Wikipedia article? &mdash; QuicksilverT @ 07:27, 17 September 2011 (UTC)
 * For the same reason we have separate coverage of the 1955 Le Mans disaster. Drivers dying at the 24 Hours of Le Mans isn't (OK, wasn't) uncommon; having their car go flying into the grandstands and kill 83 spectators is.  To my knowledge, this is the first time a crash at Reno has injured or killed spectators, making it similarly notable.  rdfox 76 (talk) 12:25, 17 September 2011 (UTC)

Top speeds on the course
I don't remember what year it was, but the airshow participants included Navy F-14's and National Guard F-16's. At the end of the F-14 airshow, the F-14 pilot called in on his landing approach ( of course this is all planned ahead of time - how could it not be - good theatre for the crowd, though...:) ! and said, "I have lots of gas, I'm going to run the course...."....

And he did....I'll never forget the sight of that F-14, wings all the way back, below the hilltops on the backside of the unlimited course, coming around turn 4 in full afterburner...the F-14 is a pretty big airplane....he averaged 600 mph...

But, not to be outdone, the National Guard guys said, we can do better with the F-16 (naturally this is all planned ahead of time - nothing involving the military "...just happens...", and they just happened to have an F-16 in the air, with lots of gas, that could run unlimited course...so they did...the F-16 ran the unlimited course at 660 mph....it was definitely a sight to see! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.170.126.40 (talk) 21:09, 26 June 2014 (UTC)

Update
This page really needs a lot of work. I have posted new photos and have more but the factual issues and the event itself are not well represented here. I will be working on this for the next week or so. talk→  WPPilot   10:46, 16 September 2014 (UTC)


 * Looks much better and more like an event that one would want to attend now. talk→   WPPilot   17:54, 21 September 2014 (UTC)

Possible copyright problem
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2023 Crash
Need a update to this page following the 2023 accident involving 2 aircraft.108.183.107.114 (talk) 23:49, 17 September 2023 (UTC)


 * always a fatality at this event, seems like, anyway. 137.188.108.54 (talk) 14:34, 19 September 2023 (UTC)

The end?
The article vaguely hints that the races have ended, or may end next year, or may continue but move to a different location. I'm hoping somebody knows what is going on exactly and why, and can add details about this to the history section (and elsewhere on the page where appropriate, such as the first paragraph) — SkyLined (talk) 13:42, 26 December 2023 (UTC)
 * The 2023 races were the last to be held at Reno Stead Airport due to a variety of reasons (see this article for more details). The new location of the National Championship Air Races is still being decided, but the NCAR is expected to return in 2025. -  ZLEA  T \ C 20:10, 26 December 2023 (UTC)