On 6/17/2010 7:29 AM, jcarlyle wrote:
At this point we don't know all the facts regarding this incident.

I do know the pilot in the Ventus, though, and the adjectives
"irresponsible" and "reckless" are not ones that I would associate
with him. Let's consider the fact that the ASH-26 pilot flew 75 miles
with 5 feet of wing missing. That suggests that he felt there wasn't
any closer spot to safely put his aircraft down. And if this is true,
why castigate the Ventus pilot for not immediately landing?

The SSA report said the collision occurred 75 miles north of Parowan,
which would put at least one, maybe two good airports (Milford and
Beaver) in between, and two more even closer but not along the path to
Parowan.

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Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (netto to net to email me)