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Kinnick flyover may have violated Air Force rules
IOWA CITY (AP) - An Air Force spokeswoman says pilots who conducted a flyover before Iowa's Nov. 20 football game against Ohio State may have violated a rule by flying that close to the ground without permission.
The flyover by four jets after the national anthem amazed the Kinnick Stadium crowd. Fans couldn't believe how close the jets came to the scoreboard, and many posted videos online.
1st Lt. Katie Roling, a spokeswoman for Vance Air Force base, says an investigation is looking into whether the flyover violated Air Force rules.
Maj. Chris Kopacek told The Des Moines Register in an article published this week they had clearance to fly at 500 feet. Roling says that permission was never granted and the flight should have been at least 1,000 feet above ground level.
Video by Chris Blake
Four US Air Force T-38C trainers flyover the crowd at the end of the National Anthem before the Hakwyes face Ohio State at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City on Saturday, November 20, 2010. (Cliff Jette/The Gazette)
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