Ray wrote:


Pasted below is a post from rec.aviation.ifr by Michael182 that includes a
full description by Ilan Reich about what happened and why he decided to
pull the chute.

Thanks for the huge outpouring of support, good wishes and prayers from
my friends. (snippage galore)

Many lessons can be learned from my experience of surviving an airplane
crash, including:

Don't trust anything the news media publishes.


Thanks, Ray. As Harry Truman said, there's no substitute for facts.
A rather amusing account of the recovery of the plane seems to get a
limited summary of the facts fairly correct.

http://www.nyjournalnews.com/apps/pb...507030343/1017

Glad Ilan made it out alright and shared the story. Hope all goes well.