Recent content by FlyingElvii

The circumstances of the crash are truly tragic, to be sure. The Female pilot was very experienced, and sounds like a hell of a person to have known. This post is not about that. We make memes about how the media describes these things, but here it is, in real life, from the article: “Federal...

And it is not over yet. Be careful out there, folks. Bainbridge Island: https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/plane-crashes-into-eagle-harbor-off-bainbridge-island/757902236 RV-6 at Petaluma: http://www.ktvu.com/news/two-dead-in-plane-crash-outside-petaluma-airport Omaha...

Really not liking what I am seeing on Twitter about this? Get-home-itis? Trying to beat the storm? Blizzard conditions during the rescue, not sure about at takeoff. https://www.keloland.com/news/local-news/9-dead-in-brule-county-sd-plane-crash/

All I can say is... WOW..... Had the opportunity to meet him a few times through the years, let's just say he lived a "Colorful" life. Look it up, it is well detailed. Won the 24 hours of LeMans Raced P-51's and an F8F Bearcat at the Reno Air Races. Ran 5 Indy 500's, NASCAR Daytona, and many...

The only remaining copy, completely destroyed, pilot did not make it. Reportedly had left Planes of Fame in Chino a short time earlier. https://ktla.com/2019/04/22/plane-c...Wc-nrgi9pDYNiMASB7a6KX8ZXrk4Za3C0nOaPNxaHHLgs

"the Durango pilot who crashed a World War II aircraft on July 4, 2014 had marijuana levels above the legal limit in his blood. According to the report by the National Transportation Safety Board, John Earley’s blood tested positive for 6.3 nanograms of THC, above Colorado’s legal driving limit...

Still got to check the Notams and for TFR’s, folks.... https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-bedminster-new-jersey-planes-intercepted-2019-7 https://www.tapinto.net/sections/go...ter-airspace-forced-to-land-in-hillsborough-3