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nit: the T-34 Mentor is a propellor plane
Turboprop, I guess you are both basically right
Only the T34C is a turboprop. It appears Anders had a T34A which is equipped with a piston engine.
Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders ID'd in WA plane crash
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#102Earlier quoted context omitted.
I personally don’t think that people that age should be driving even a car in public. Any time I am stuck behind a car driving slow, eg. doing 30 on a 60, it’s an old person. It’s dangerous, nearly seen so many accidents with people overtaking. But then again, if it’s someone’s own plane and there’s little risk to anyone but themself, then maybe fire in. But wow should the insurance be through the roof.
Another reason self driving cars will be one of the greatest inventions in our lifetimes!
A bandaid to a society being built on car reliance. Even as a fit and healthy person with a car, getting anywhere in that kind of city is such a chore.
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#103Blue skies. He died by doing what he loved. No better way to go.
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#104Earlier quoted context omitted.
It's an open secret in the aviation community that large numbers of aging boomers are medically unfit to fly but are able to maintain their medicals, for a variety of reasons.
I personally don’t think that people that age should be driving even a car in public. Any time I am stuck behind a car driving slow, eg. doing 30 on a 60, it’s an old person. It’s dangerous, nearly seen so many accidents with people overtaking. But then again, if it’s someone’s own plane and there’s little risk to anyone but themself, then maybe fire in. But wow should the insurance be through the roof.
My wife's grandfather drove like a bat out of hell. He wasn't safe either.
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#105Earlier quoted context omitted.
I personally don’t think that people that age should be driving even a car in public. Any time I am stuck behind a car driving slow, eg. doing 30 on a 60, it’s an old person. It’s dangerous, nearly seen so many accidents with people overtaking. But then again, if it’s someone’s own plane and there’s little risk to anyone but themself, then maybe fire in. But wow should the insurance be through the roof.
I try to be sympathetic to older drivers. I can't imagine what it's like to be 70+, have no immediate family or friends, but still be a half an hour from the closest grocery store. Until we properly take care of our elders, I don't know what else they can do. Meals On Wheels, et alia are saviours, imho.
Same thing for children. One of the hardest things to watch as a parent is kids who are utterly trapped by urban hell infrastructure. Society doesn't treat people without cars well at all.
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#106Legend he was.
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#107Earlier quoted context omitted.
I personally don’t think that people that age should be driving even a car in public. Any time I am stuck behind a car driving slow, eg. doing 30 on a 60, it’s an old person. It’s dangerous, nearly seen so many accidents with people overtaking. But then again, if it’s someone’s own plane and there’s little risk to anyone but themself, then maybe fire in. But wow should the insurance be through the roof.
I try to be sympathetic to older drivers. I can't imagine what it's like to be 70+, have no immediate family or friends, but still be a half an hour from the closest grocery store. Until we properly take care of our elders, I don't know what else they can do. Meals On Wheels, et alia are saviours, imho.
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#108> 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
Here is a photo of Major Anders in his T-34, from 5 years ago. https://www.flickr.com/photos/dschultz742/33725755078
Major General Anders, actually. O8 vs. O4.
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#110I saw the headline earlier, and my first thought was "I hope he was the pilot, because that would be a fitting way to go for a legend." Not only was he the pilot, but he was flying solo at 90 years old.
I hate this reasoning. Why is this a fitting way to die? What would be a fitting way to go for a cook or an athlete then?