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sad news....Indiana teen crashes plane while trying to fly around the world

gazelle77 — Wed, 23 Jul 2014 21:44:50 GMT

His Father was with him.....http://news.msn.com/us/spokeswoman-indiana-teen-pilot-dies-in-crash

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Disneylandfan — Wed, 23 Jul 2014 21:53:08 GMT

Sad.

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ROMARY — Wed, 23 Jul 2014 21:57:43 GMT

I believe I saw/heard (maybe last month or so) about a teen attempting to fly around the country or world; and, at that moment, I thought of the female tween who tried and had a sad/tragic ending (several years ago). So sorry, RIP.

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esmeraldagooch — Wed, 23 Jul 2014 22:06:02 GMT

Amelia Earhart did fly around the world last week.

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RibbonsRosesRainbows — Wed, 23 Jul 2014 22:31:48 GMT

SO sad........but he was doing what he loved........you know my boyfriend was telling me accidents can be prevented and the way he talked about it......he is right.......they are accidents but so many times they could be prevented if we were more cautious............a life snuffed out with an accident........human failure. I guess his dad died also?

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MickD — Wed, 23 Jul 2014 22:44:23 GMT

Flying is risky. Atleast they were doing what they loved.

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ROMARY — Wed, 23 Jul 2014 22:53:26 GMT

Last I heard is that they were looking for the father. He hadn't been found at that time.

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MomOf4 — Wed, 23 Jul 2014 22:59:33 GMT

On 7/23/2014 MickD said:
Flying is risky. Atleast they were doing what they loved.

Hi Mick, I was a Flight Instructor for 10 years and flying isn't really risky. 90% of the time it's pilot error or mechanical failure but both things are very rare.

It's very sad when something like this happens. I admire the boy for living his dream

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MickD — Wed, 23 Jul 2014 23:06:12 GMT

Momof4 ~ Well, that's good to know! My DH and DS have gone up with a friend who flies......I refuse...seeing them fly above my house is enough for me!...they used to drive up to long beach or ontario and fly down the coast.....should've just parachuted home!

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MomOf4 — Wed, 23 Jul 2014 23:12:24 GMT

On 7/23/2014 MickD said:
Momof4 ~ Well, that's good to know! My DH and DS have gone up with a friend who flies......I refuse...seeing them fly above my house is enough for me!

I understand.

There is an old saying that pilots use. "It's better to be on the ground, wishing you were in the air than in the air, wishing you were on the ground,"

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terrier3 — Wed, 23 Jul 2014 23:49:54 GMT

I bet this boy was a high achiever in many aspects of life.

What a waste...his life was cut too short!

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colliegirls — Thu, 24 Jul 2014 00:49:58 GMT

I hate that saying" at least they died doing what they loved". First of all that teen was too young to die, PERIOD. Second, that doesn't mean that I want to drop over in the middle of Tiffany's or Nordstrom's!!!!!

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terrier3 — Thu, 24 Jul 2014 02:47:34 GMT

On 7/23/2014 colliegirls said:
I hate that saying" at least they died doing what they loved". First of all that teen was too young to die, PERIOD. Second, that doesn't mean that I want to drop over in the middle of Tiffany's or Nordstrom's!!!!!

ITA.

Some kids might want to jump off a bridge or dive off a cliff, but if it's too risky, why let them do it?

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RibbonsRosesRainbows — Thu, 24 Jul 2014 16:26:58 GMT

On 7/23/2014 MomOf4 said:
On 7/23/2014 MickD said:
Flying is risky. Atleast they were doing what they loved.

Hi Mick, I was a Flight Instructor for 10 years and flying isn't really risky. 90% of the time it's pilot error or mechanical failure but both things are very rare.

It's very sad when something like this happens. I admire the boy for living his dream

How nice being a flight instructor............I agree with you it is usually pilot error......like JFK Jr.'s Death.

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RibbonsRosesRainbows — Thu, 24 Jul 2014 16:28:25 GMT

On 7/23/2014 terrier3 said:
I bet this boy was a high achiever in many aspects of life.

What a waste...his life was cut too short!

I guess you can blame the parents then. They allowed it.

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RibbonsRosesRainbows — Thu, 24 Jul 2014 16:29:55 GMT

Better to die what you love doing then being shot by someone. Yes it was a death that could have been prevented...........I try and be very careful not to have accidents or do something that could cause an accident but when we get out in our cars we don't know if we will come home. Just don't text and drive or talk on the phone and drive and watch all the cars everywhere and keep the speed at what the law directs.............

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CouponQueen — Thu, 24 Jul 2014 16:49:18 GMT

Well I heard the mother on the news saying they planned for all sorts of things..but I find it foolish to even allow such a thing much less entertain it.

Dying doing what you loved best? Phooey..!

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songbird — Thu, 24 Jul 2014 19:06:34 GMT

16 year old is young to be a pilot. 7 years old is really young. RIP

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_Dubroff

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kivah — Thu, 24 Jul 2014 20:51:15 GMT

His brain wasn't fully developed yet.

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colliegirls — Thu, 24 Jul 2014 21:38:42 GMT

On 7/24/2014 kivah said:
His brain wasn't fully developed yet.

Apparently, neither were his parent's.