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Atlanta Journal-Constitution
January 15, 2008 A Navy Blue Angels pilot killed in a crash in Beaufort, S.C., last April apparently had become disoriented after failing to properly tense his abdominal muscles to counter the gravitational forces of a high-speed turn, according to a report. It blamed the crash on an error by Lt. Cmdr. Kevin Davis, who was in his first season flying in formation with the Navy's elite aerial demonstration team. Because they could interfere with controls, the Blue Angels fly without the G-suits that most fighter pilots wear to avoid blacking out during such maneuvers.
January 15, 2008 A Navy Blue Angels pilot killed in a crash in Beaufort, S.C., last April apparently had become disoriented after failing to properly tense his abdominal muscles to counter the gravitational forces of a high-speed turn, according to a report. It blamed the crash on an error by Lt. Cmdr. Kevin Davis, who was in his first season flying in formation with the Navy's elite aerial demonstration team. Because they could interfere with controls, the Blue Angels fly without the G-suits that most fighter pilots wear to avoid blacking out during such maneuvers.