Aaron Hogue, fatal accident while racing at Reno Air Races.

[RegionRat]

https://www.racingjets.com/pilots/aaron-hogue/

https://www.flyingmag.com/reno-jet-gold-race-ends-in-tragedy/

Condolences to his family and friends.

Aaron was president and owner of Hogue Inc. known for firearm accessories and knives.

 

[ND shooter]

Wow! Sad news. At the least he was doing something he loved at the time. Tragic. Condolences to his family.

 

[Brians356]

I just posted this on the Main Message board. (I hadn't noticed the sad news, although I live in Reno and was well aware of the crash at the Air Races.)

Hogue: Something Amiss?

I've recently tried contacting Hogue to no avail. The phone system reports their number 800-GET-GRIP (800-438-4747) "not in service", and they haven't responded to my "Contact Us" typed message on their web site. Has anyone by any chance heard that Hogue is out of business? :oops: -

forum.accurateshooter.com

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[Brians356]

Incidentally, the upcoming 2023 Reno Air Races will be the last ever held. If attending this unique event is on your bucket list, better start making plans NOW!
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[762willdo]

32 people have been killed since the first one, I wonder how many people have been killed in nascar since the beginning

 

[ebb]

I think more Nascar drivers are killed flying to and from the races than racing cars.

 

[Brians356]

32 people have been killed since the first one, I wonder how many people have been killed in nascar since the beginning

Counting fans in the stands? At Reno 11 spectators were killed in the only crash of a race plane into the crowd. At early NASCAR tracks there were laughably minimal safety fences and the cars had dangerous fuel systems. It has been my impression since I moved to Reno in '73 that a race pilot died about every other year. That 32 in nearly 60 years confirms that impression.
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[762willdo]

I used to go regularly I was in the stands when levitz augured in his mustang with the lear jet wing, not pretty…….

 

[Brians356]

I didn't take these photos, but had the same view live through my binocs. A Thunder Mustang out of Boise, a dead stick landing attempt in a 30-knot crosswind. He walked away. Between shot #2 and #3 the plane had completed a 360-deg cartwheel, note the damaged port wingtip in #3.



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[hogpatrol]

Incidentally, the upcoming 2023 Reno Air Races will be the last ever held. If attending this unique event is on your bucket list, better start making plans NOW!
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It's the last ever at Reno but other venues are being explored.

 

[Brians356]

It's the last ever at Reno but other venues are being explored.

I wish them luck finding one. They'll need some.
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[jackieschmidt]

Many of us who are regulars on this Web Site have been involved in activities that can kill you in an instant.

I crashed a high gear only Harley Nitro Bike in 1984 at the old Houston International Drag Strip. it did just about everything but kill me.

During my tenure in APBA boat racing through the ‘70’s, I personally saw five men die. I went over twice myself, but came away alive.

When racing at great speeds, whether on land, water, or air, your time to die can be measured in milliseconds.

As a competitor, you don’t think about it.

If you did, you would’t do it.

Aaron Hogue, may he rest in peace.

 

[Brians356]

Boat racing certainly is dangerous. There have been quite a few deaths in unlimited hydros and speed record boats in particular. Seems like the fastest boats are actually wave-skimming aircraft minus effective directional control.

In retrospect, closed-course air racing has been particularly deadly in terms of deaths per race. Many fatalities occurred before the Reno era, when races were held at various venues like Cleveland and experimental designs were pretty much "anything goes".
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[ncageneral]

RIP Mr. Houge, Tommy Rose, a neighbor and I went to school with his kids, crashed out there several years ago. He loved flying.

 

[SKWERLZ]

32 people have been killed since the first one, I wonder how many people have been killed in nascar since the beginning

29 driver and one spectator

Rest In Peace mr Hogue, you made some cool products.

 

[762willdo]

One of the things that always stuck in my head was this…….those fighters were designed to be flown by young men in there 20’s maybe 30’s, I don’t believe the human body handles G’s as well at 65 as They do at 25, unfortunately very few 25 year olds can afford a mustang and even fewer have the desire to race them, Tom cruise owns 3 of them and he’s pushing 60 as well…..

 

[RegionRat]

Like many things, the G-Forces of high performance flying require a combination of natural physical ability and conditioning.

It is never wise to pull G forces without conditioning for building up to them and maintaining that state.

There are physical differences between individuals when it comes to pulling high Gs. Those same differences can eliminate folks regardless of their age, but age isn't a disqualifier as much as general health and conditioning.

The likelihood of a person being in good condition for their age is certainly an issue. Many world class aerobatic pilots still compete and do shows well past their 60s.

 

[Brians356]

Like many things, the G-Forces of high performance flying require a combination of natural physical ability and conditioning. ... Many world class aerobatic pilots still compete and do shows well past their 60s.

Aerobatic pilots are initiating every maneuver and are ready for the G forces. In racing, there are unexpected forces from sudden reactive maneuvers (avoiding a collision or a pylon penalty, reacting to vortex) or control surface failures at high speed. The former caught Hogue, the latter claimed Jimmy Leeward.
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[Brians356]

29 driver and one spectator

That would be an alarmingly high number, if there had been only 1 NASCAR race every year!
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[762willdo]

Like many things, the G-Forces of high performance flying require a combination of natural physical ability and conditioning.

It is never wise to pull G forces without conditioning for building up to them and maintaining that state.

There are physical differences between individuals when it comes to pulling high Gs. Those same differences can eliminate folks regardless of their age, but age isn't a disqualifier as much as general health and conditioning.

The likelihood of a person being in good condition for their age is certainly an issue. Many world class aerobatic pilots still compete and do shows well past their 60s.

I’m guessing you’re in your 60’s……