Saturday, May 28, 2011

Blue Angels boss steps down

The commander of the Navy's Blue Angels flight demonstration team, Navy Cmdr. Dave Koss, voluntarily stepped down after some of the team's jets flew at a lower altitude than allowed at a Virginia air show last weekend. The team is on indefinite safety stand-down because of the error. Four of the six F/A-18 Hornets flew below their specified altitude in a diamond formation at the Lynchburg, Va., show. They all landed safely. The team canceled performances at Friday's graduation at the U.S. Naval Academy and a Memorial Day weekend performances in Millville, N.J. Koss is being replaced by Navy Capt. Greg McWherter, who commanded the team before Koss took over in November 2010. (Source: Pensacola News Journal, 05/27/11)