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pfitz59

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11. The moral of this story

Reply to ItsjustMe (Original post)

Mon Dec 30, 2024, 10:28 AM

Dec 2024

Only fly with cautious, qualified pilots. Hubris and overconfidence are killers. Similar to the JFK, Jr crash. VFR rated pilot flying in IFR conditions.

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Pilot's Rogue Christmas Flight Gets Family Killed! - Pilot Debrief [View all] ItsjustMe Dec 2024 OP

So what is this actually about, and how can I find out more Ocelot II Dec 2024 #1

Definitely. Especially a near-20 minute time suck . . . Journeyman Dec 2024 #3

If only we could assign AI to the task of transcription instead of making fake Van Gogh's & other inane crap. -nt CrispyQ Dec 2024 #4

20 minutes!! Good grief...thanks for saving me! I was going to read but 20 minutes' worth? SWBTATTReg Dec 2024 #5

It's about 2 pilots that thought they were better pilots than they were. OAITW r.2.0 Dec 2024 #6

Try watching it. Disaffected Dec 2024 #7

I was a flight instructor for some 20 years, and I taught a course Ocelot II Dec 2024 #8

It asks me to sign in to prove I am not a bot. Hugin Dec 2024 #14

Very interesting and tragic. North Shore Chicago Dec 2024 #2

Tragic stories. Thanks for posting. callous taoboy Dec 2024 #9

Both of these stories remind me of JFK Jr JustABozoOnThisBus Dec 2024 #10

I thought about that, too. yardwork Dec 2024 #12

The moral of this story pfitz59 Dec 2024 #11

I wonder how much of our tax money is taken by the NTSB Ron Green Dec 2024 #13

The NTSB is a small agency, as agencies go, and its work is extremely valuable Ocelot II Dec 2024 #15