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bluedigger

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5. I've never even heard of a pilot carrying a parachute on a small plane like that.

Reply to KS Toronado (Original post)

Sun May 26, 2024, 08:35 AM

May 2024

WTF?

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Pilot parachutes, passengers survive plane crash near Kansas City [View all] KS Toronado May 2024 OP

The pilot still has a lot of explaining to do. He parachuted out and left everyone to die... brush May 2024 #1

No kidding. Gonna be lawsuits for sure. tanyev May 2024 #3

Sounds more like a Trump supporter. "The hell with everyone else I AM THE ONLY IMPORTANT ONE HERE" . usaf-vet May 2024 #9

He should never get it back. brush May 2024 #10

See #21. Everyone parachuted out; they weren't abandoned. Ocelot II May 2024 #27

Yes, and the person who wrote this mess of an article should bbe taken to task, not the pilot. ShazzieB May 2024 #38

Not to mention the people who assumed from this sketchy report that the pilot was an a-hole Ocelot II May 2024 #39

There should be an investigation. Irish_Dem May 2024 #13

*Everybody* parachuted out of the plane - the article is incomplete and misleading. Ocelot II May 2024 #21

I like the OP story. More my kind of joke - like the airline pilot who died peacefully in his sleep while Wonder Why May 2024 #35

Or maybe just read more? littlemissmartypants May 2024 #37

Thank you! Yikes, that would have been beyond terrifying! Rhiannon12866 May 2024 #40

What a hero,... magicarpet May 2024 #2

See #21. Ocelot II May 2024 #22

So the asshole was wearing his chute or did he take time to put it on while telling his passengers he was bailing? CrispyQ May 2024 #4

See #21. Ocelot II May 2024 #23

I've never even heard of a pilot carrying a parachute on a small plane like that. bluedigger May 2024 #5

It's very common in the glider community. cloudbase May 2024 #8

A Cessna 206 isn't a glider. bluedigger May 2024 #15

They seem to have been skydivers, and they all parachuted out. See #21. Ocelot II May 2024 #24

Did one of the passengers grab the stick after he bailed? getagrip_already May 2024 #6

See #21. Ocelot II May 2024 #25

Sounds like a metaphor for anyone who has abandonment issues. Baitball Blogger May 2024 #7

It sounds like he knew ahead of time the plane was not safe. usaf-vet May 2024 #11

Yes that is what I am thinking too. Irish_Dem May 2024 #12

See #21. Everyone wears a parachute in a skydiving plane, and everyone parachuted out. Ocelot II May 2024 #26

OK that makes sense. The excerpts were a bit misleading. Irish_Dem May 2024 #33

If you know the plane is unsafe you don't fly it at all. Ocelot II May 2024 #30

The C-206 is often used as a jump plane for skydivers. Ocelot II May 2024 #14

This makes the most sense as an explanation. bluedigger May 2024 #16

This message was self-deleted by its author Ocelot II May 2024 #17

The crash photo doesn't look like one anyone would walk away from. bluedigger May 2024 #18

It's really hard to tell from the photo if that's the entire plane or just part of it. Ocelot II May 2024 #19

More news here: Everybody parachuted from the plane before it crashed. Ocelot II May 2024 #20

You can tell who are the readers and who are not. Srkdqltr May 2024 #28

It's really easy to jump to wrong conclusions Ocelot II May 2024 #29

Heartily agree... The Unmitigated Gall May 2024 #31

Just got back home KS Toronado May 2024 #36

This is what I read from the ORIGINAL post. usaf-vet May 2024 #32

The original article was misleading in that it was incomplete. Ocelot II May 2024 #34