Hi Gene

I get a little intense over this issue, because I have been doing this
for 17 plus years and have watched *so many* repetitions of this same
accident.

It is so sad that we as pilots don't learn from the mistakes of those
that went before. We have to keep making them again and again


I actually had an ex student who managed to run out of gas once and
land (successfully) in a farmers field (no damage, flew it out). Funny
thing was, he hid from me for *months.* He was much more afraid of
*me* finding out than if the FAA did!

That's a great story - and he should have been scared.
We had one at our flying school, signed out for solo, went to the side
gate and let 2 friends in, and off they went. Over a large lake he ran
out of gas. Could have made the shore but elected to land on the lake.
His passengers got out and he drowned.
A friend of mine bought the wreck as is where is.
Made his own barge to raise it, got it to shore and the right tank was
full of gas - fuel was on left!

Keep preaching the message - because people just don't get it - what
does it take?

Best regards

Tony





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Tony Roberts
PP-ASEL
VFR OTT
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Cessna 172H C-GICE