On 2007-06-24 16:16:35 -0700, Larry Dighera said:

On Sun, 24 Jun 2007 15:29:17 -0700,
wrote in om:

On Jun 24, 4:02 pm, Larry Dighera wrote:
On Sun, 24 Jun 2007 13:19:42 -0400, "birdog" wrote in
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Who the hell's dumb enough to fly up a blind canyon below the rim?


According to observers near the accident site, the local
visibility was practically nil in heavy rain showers and the
ceiling was approximately 800 to 1,000 feet agl. [The weather was
unrealistically severe that evening including thunder
storms.]

'Unrealistically severe' - was this a simulated flight?

From what I remember, eye witnesses reported that they had to pull
over to the side of the road/freeway because the rain was so heavy
they couldn't proceed safely. Apparently the weather was worse than
anyone who experienced it could remember it having been in the past at
that location. It was so bad, that the medical examiner indicated
that Mr. Tallman suffered a heart attack before impact.

A very tragic end for a super guy.

I have seen storms like that near Flagstaff.
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Waddling Eagle
World Famous Flight Instructor