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> the plane that crashed was a vintage Air Force T-34 Mentor... About the plane: "The Beechcraft T-34 Mentor is an American propeller-driven, single-engined, military trainer aircraft derived from the Beechcraft Model 35 Bonanza." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beechcraft_T-34_Mentor
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Does a solo plane crash have a statistically smaller chance of hurting anybody else?
Crashes are most common on takeoff and landing, and that means you're over populated areas. GA and military crashes that kill people on the ground happen all the time. Used to happen all the time at airshows, too - until airshows adopted very strict rules around planes never having a trajectory that heads towards the audience. But that's all beside the point. A 90 year old has no business flying a fighter jet, and I…
It was a military trainer propellor plane. But your point stands.
Flying is a specialized skill, but once you learn it it’s not especially difficult and requires less sustained focus, reflexes and reaction time than driving.
It’s not as if there’s any chance you’ll run over a 6-year-old who jumps out in front of your plane at 7,500 feet.
Man flys to the moon and back, and then 55 years later as a 91 year old dies flying a jet aircraft. Some are just built different.
Man flys to the moon and back, and then 55 years later as a 91 year old dies flying a jet aircraft. Some are just built different.
Lawrence of Arabia was at the forefront of so many skirmishes, but in the end he got killed driving a motorcycle back at home.
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At least with an airplane you're not much risk to others....
Sarcasm doesn't translate well via text.
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The aircraft is unfortunately known for crashing without pilot error https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beechcraft_T-34_Mentor#Civilia...
And 91 year olds are unfortunately known for dying simply because they fell asleep. I hope to be 91 myself one day - nevertheless, I remain suspicious.
From the Los Angeles Times, 1988 http://articles.latimes.com/1988-12-08/news/vw-1384_1_speake...>:
>Woody Allen was once asked what he would like people to say about him 100 years from now. He said: "I would like them to say, 'He looks good for his age.'"