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NTSB & FAA employees involved in Mid-Air collision
Investigators learned that the planes involved in Monday afternoon's mid-air crash in Fauquier County, near Washington DC, were registered to employees of the FAA and the NTSB. Canadian TSB invited to investigate the crash. (www.nbcwashington.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
As aggrivated as I get at the beaureucratic mindset of the United States F.A.A and N.T.S.B, I still believe these folk are professional enough to complete an investigation of an incident concerning their own. Keep it in the U.S.. That said...God be with the involved aviators and their families.
I fear being a passenger in an AUTOMOBILE being driven by a septuagenarian, let alone the prospect of sharing aviation airspace with a plane being flown by one.
Of course there are exceptions. I watched Bob Hoover perform a few years ago at an airshow when he was at an advanced age, and he was wonderful. People like him are however the exceptions and are dependant upon them keeping up their flying recency, which becomes more and more necessary with age, yet the opposite often takes place instead, which leads to most unsafe flying by many seniors.
I do not know which plane was at fault with this particular accident, but on "general principles", I have my suspicions.
ssmith3104
Of course there are exceptions. I watched Bob Hoover perform a few years ago at an airshow when he was at an advanced age, and he was wonderful. People like him are however the exceptions and are dependant upon them keeping up their flying recency, which becomes more and more necessary with age, yet the opposite often takes place instead, which leads to most unsafe flying by many seniors.
I do not know which plane was at fault with this particular accident, but on "general principles", I have my suspicions.
ssmith3104
I gave up flying at 72 not for age as much as staying currant If I was out in the country I might still be flying VFR but not IFR Its too busy these days But I still will take a older pilot or at least one with a few thousand hours over young 500 hour one You learn when you fly if your smart
Sad hate to see anyone in a midair My heart goes out to the family's
No matter who they were, or who they worked for, my sympathy for the family. As far as Canada transport, they are professionals. We as pilots would like to see the cause......closure is better than conflict.
Phil Rudd's commente from two days ago were off base, rude and insensitive. He's probably on food stamps and govt. support and still angry about not getting ahead.