rankamateur Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 http://www.9news.com.au/world/2014/07/24/07/58/us-teen-pilot-dies-with-father-during-charity-flight 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motzartmerv Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 ....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yampy Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Terrible outcome .... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Isaac Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Damn, they really come in waves don't they. That is so sad for such an honourable attempt to end in such tragedy. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil_S Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 Appalling news! What a sad outcome.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy s Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 A pretty sad affair in the aid of trying to do something good for his Dad although it doesn't say what the charity was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PA. Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 Citizen’s Foundation, which has built 1,000 schools to help Pakistani children out of poverty. Read more at http://www.flyingmag.com/technique/accidents/teens-round-world-flight-ends-tragedy#5Dhhs7P6VDoPmfkC.99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eightyknots Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 That was a sad end. It has been a sad 9 or 10 days in aviation in general. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poteroo Posted July 27, 2014 Share Posted July 27, 2014 This isn't the 1st fatal accident involving a minor flying a highly publicised 'charity' mission. A few years back a quite young girl in the US lost control of a c182 in storms near the Rockies - killing her adult 'safety' pilot as well. I know that regulators have to approve these flights, but it does occur to me that there would be more than a little 'get-thru-itus' and 'get-home-itus' involved. Consider the long stages and the fatigue involved. Being the youngest to achieve any physical feat of endurance is important to some - but at what risk? Doing it to raise money for charity is laudable but where do we draw the line? Not impressed by these 'youngest-to-fly-to Mars & back' events. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davebutler Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 This isn't the 1st fatal accident involving a minor flying a highly publicised 'charity' mission. A few years back a quite young girl in the US lost control of a c182 in storms near the Rockies - killing her adult 'safety' pilot as well. I know that regulators have to approve these flights, but it does occur to me that there would be more than a little 'get-thru-itus' and 'get-home-itus' involved. Consider the long stages and the fatigue involved. Being the youngest to achieve any physical feat of endurance is important to some - but at what risk? Doing it to raise money for charity is laudable but where do we draw the line?Not impressed by these 'youngest-to-fly-to Mars & back' events. I thought they had stopped these flights with young children as pilots after the young girl got killed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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