Ubisoft co-founder Claude Guillemot has died in a plane crash

Post by speedgoose » Sat, Jun 20, 2026, 4:09 PM UTC

smt88 wrote: post #9

speedgoose wrote: post #6

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It seems like you’re just trying to say he was a bad guy and you’re glad he’s dead, which is a valid way to feel, but doesn’t seem like the right type of comment for HN. Maybe framing it as, “For those who don’t know this name, here’s why I do:” would be more interesting and helpful.

Post by ultrarunner » Sat, Jun 20, 2026, 4:14 PM UTC

kylecazar wrote: post #8

comrade1234 wrote: post #4

Personal aircraft. The great equalizer.

I clicked a news article a few months ago about a crash... Google has since decided I need to know about all future aviation accidents. I was surprised how frequent it happens. Two brothers were killed in a Cessna just the other day. I suppose it's a combination of lower maintenance standards and pilot experience, definitely doesn't make me want to hop in a small plane anytime soon.

Post by [deleted] » Sat, Jun 20, 2026, 4:19 PM UTC

ultrarunner wrote: post #14

kylecazar wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I clicked a news article a few months ago about a crash... Google has since decided I need to know about all future aviation accidents. I was surprised how frequent it happens. Two brothers were killed in a Cessna just the other day. I suppose it's a combination of lower maintenance standards and pilot experience, definitely doesn't make me want to hop in a small plane anytime soon.

Counterintuitively, it's probably the unrealistically high maintenance standards that lead to 1) no available qualified mechanics, and 2) incredibly high prices, resulting in 3) deferring whatever is possible to defer. This is the situation in the US; I imagine costs are doubly impactful in a country like France.

Post by pixl97 » Sat, Jun 20, 2026, 4:20 PM UTC

ultrarunner wrote: post #14

kylecazar wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I clicked a news article a few months ago about a crash... Google has since decided I need to know about all future aviation accidents. I was surprised how frequent it happens. Two brothers were killed in a Cessna just the other day. I suppose it's a combination of lower maintenance standards and pilot experience, definitely doesn't make me want to hop in a small plane anytime soon.

Counterintuitively, it's probably the unrealistically high maintenance standards that lead to 1) no available qualified mechanics, and 2) incredibly high prices, resulting in 3) deferring whatever is possible to defer. This is the situation in the US; I imagine costs are doubly impactful in a country like France.

Post by echoangle » Sat, Jun 20, 2026, 4:28 PM UTC

ultrarunner wrote: post #14

kylecazar wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I clicked a news article a few months ago about a crash... Google has since decided I need to know about all future aviation accidents. I was surprised how frequent it happens. Two brothers were killed in a Cessna just the other day. I suppose it's a combination of lower maintenance standards and pilot experience, definitely doesn't make me want to hop in a small plane anytime soon.

Counterintuitively, it's probably the unrealistically high maintenance standards that lead to 1) no available qualified mechanics, and 2) incredibly high prices, resulting in 3) deferring whatever is possible to defer. This is the situation in the US; I imagine costs are doubly impactful in a country like France.