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Title: Lost a friend.
Post by: Tupac on February 10, 2012, 10:21:19 PM

http://www.ksat.com/news/1-dead-in-plane-crash-near-Floresville/-/478452/8628564/-/bns9lrz/-/index.html

RIP John

Title: Re: Lost a friend.
Post by: JOACH1M on February 10, 2012, 10:25:08 PM

Sad to hear bud, makes me wonder what went wrong...

Title: Re: Lost a friend.
Post by: Selino631 on February 11, 2012, 04:49:25 AM

sorry to hear man, i know how it is, i lost a buddy last month. it sucks.  :salute

Title: Re: Lost a friend.
Post by: homersipes on February 11, 2012, 07:33:46 AM

sorry to heat that man condolences :salute

Title: Re: Lost a friend.
Post by: ozrocker on February 11, 2012, 07:44:21 AM

Sorry for your loss Tupac :pray





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Title: Re: Lost a friend.
Post by: Dichotomy on February 11, 2012, 07:22:04 PM

I'm sorry Tup.

If you need to talk you know how to reach me bro

 :pray

Title: Re: Lost a friend.
Post by: PR3D4TOR on February 12, 2012, 11:13:21 AM

Sorry to hear that. RIP.

Title: Re: Lost a friend.
Post by: mthrockmor on February 12, 2012, 11:29:15 AM

Boo :pray

Title: Re: Lost a friend.
Post by: PR3D4TOR on February 12, 2012, 11:41:18 AM

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Title: Re: Lost a friend.
Post by: Tupac on February 12, 2012, 11:43:18 AM

Quote from: PR3D4TOR on February 12, 2012, 11:41:18 AM

Not to be a total ass, but I get really irked by statements like that. He died crashing into the ground, not something most pilots love doing.

There was no way he was conscious when he hit. He was talking to one of my friends in the TRACON and they didn't hear a peep out of him. He just dissapeared off the radar.

Title: Re: Lost a friend.
Post by: Golfer on February 12, 2012, 11:57:23 AM

Quote from: Tupac on February 12, 2012, 11:43:18 AM

There was no way he was conscious when he hit. He was talking to one of my friends in the TRACON and they didn't hear a peep out of him. He just dissapeared off the radar.

There is no way to say conclusively that is the case based only on silence from the aircraft.  Fire, electrical malfunction and subsequent disorientation/distraction, flight control failure and dealing with an engine failure come to mind immediately as alternative explanations for silence.

Where does yapping on the radio come on your list of priorities when you're dealing with something that is killing you?

Dead last.

You have CO detectors in your airplane?  You better.

Title: Re: Lost a friend.
Post by: Tupac on February 12, 2012, 12:02:15 PM

Yes, I do. He hit near vertical it looks like, either the plane was uncontrollable or he was unconscious. There was no fire (or atleast no post crash fire)

Title: Re: Lost a friend.
Post by: RTR on February 12, 2012, 12:52:27 PM

Quote from: Tupac on February 12, 2012, 12:02:15 PM

either the plane was uncontrollable or he was unconscious.

That is a pretty closed statement for someone with minimal flying experience.

Ditto what Golfer already posted.

The information to what happened is pretty  limited, so to assign a cause factor is impossible at this point. Any opinions are just speculation and should not be presented as likely.

I'm sorry for the loss of your friend.

RTR

Title: Re: Lost a friend.
Post by: Dichotomy on February 12, 2012, 01:16:59 PM

Guys

Let's not lose sight of the fact that Tup lost a friend regardless of the circumstances

Title: Re: Lost a friend.
Post by: RTR on February 12, 2012, 02:07:45 PM

Quote from: Dichotomy on February 12, 2012, 01:16:59 PM

Guys

Let's not lose sight of the fact that Tup lost a friend regardless of the circumstances

Noted and agree.

<S>

RTR

Title: Re: Lost a friend.
Post by: Tupac on February 12, 2012, 02:18:44 PM

The reason I want to think that he was unconscious when he hit is that falling in an uncontrollable plane to my death is one of my biggest fears. I guess I am just projecting on him a little bit.

Title: Re: Lost a friend.
Post by: RTR on February 12, 2012, 02:31:28 PM

Quote from: Tupac on February 12, 2012, 02:18:44 PM

The reason I want to think that he was unconscious when he hit is that falling in an uncontrollable plane to my death is one of my biggest fears. I guess I am just projecting on him a little bit.

Understandable Tupac. I meant no disrespect and apologizes if that is what it sounded like.

Its always hard when we lose somebody we know, more so when its unclear what happened.

<S>
RTR