On Jun 18, 4:12 pm, "Gatt" wrote:
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ups.com...

Note that the "engine" stalled as a result of flying into a box
canyon...
http://www.ktvb.com/news/localnews/s...7-valley_co.13...

The reporters never seem to get that a stall has nothing to do with
the engine.

The pilot's name was Berk Snow. The passenger was his wife, who suffered a
broken neck and multiple-day exposure (the crash may have happened as early
as Thursday) apparently up on a ridge where she was rescued.

If any of you are familiar with Burning Man, he was sort of a hero there for
exposing so many non-aviation people to the joy of flying.

-c

Sorry to hear he was a friend of yours... how much experience did he
have with back-country flying?

Dean