AdamZ
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Adam Zucker
This Article from AOPA is very good. It deals with a Stearman accident that Tragically killed a little girl. I recall the posts on this when it happened and folks skewered the pilot, saying he is a murderer , absolutley negligent etc. I thought this would be an excellent read and topic of discussion now that more facts have come to light. Some may continue to hold the same opinions some may not. Regardless this pilots saga is something that could effect all of us and it is certainly something we can all learn from. I was going to post a poll but that would not give a fair chance (to limiting) for folks to express their opinions. Please keep in mind that there are two potential cases here the criminal and the civil case.
As for me I think the pilots negligence killed the little girl but I am not ready to say that it rose to the level of criminal negligence and I think that all to often prosecutors file charges based on the press they will receive. I want read the entier NTSB report before passing judgment on what effect it had on the DAs decision to prosecute. ie could this really be called a "populated area"? One thing is for sure the guy was an IDIOT for accepting the $8.00 yes eight dollars from one pax ( unrelated to the accident)
There are so many questions that come up such as is the Stearman's Pilot any more criminally negligent than the pilot of the TBM that went down in the recent Angel Flight Tradedy in the Mid West. Some have suggested he took off in bad Wx or any other pilot who made a decision that hindsight could question?
http://www.aopa.org/members/files/pilot/2008/accident0807.html
As for me I think the pilots negligence killed the little girl but I am not ready to say that it rose to the level of criminal negligence and I think that all to often prosecutors file charges based on the press they will receive. I want read the entier NTSB report before passing judgment on what effect it had on the DAs decision to prosecute. ie could this really be called a "populated area"? One thing is for sure the guy was an IDIOT for accepting the $8.00 yes eight dollars from one pax ( unrelated to the accident)
There are so many questions that come up such as is the Stearman's Pilot any more criminally negligent than the pilot of the TBM that went down in the recent Angel Flight Tradedy in the Mid West. Some have suggested he took off in bad Wx or any other pilot who made a decision that hindsight could question?
http://www.aopa.org/members/files/pilot/2008/accident0807.html