I don't understand what everybody is getting huffy about, the design flaw argument is so "out there" that I don't think any of the pilots here are giving that theory too much consideration.
What avbug and the rest of us are saying gives dignity back to any airman that looses life while doing his job, even if the situation got the best of him. You all are taking it all wrong. Much honor in death is the least we can give our fallen comrads, it is taken away when we start blaming the aircraft, the machine, the weather, etc. We acknowledge that there are extenuating circumstances i.e. weather, ice, mechanicle probs, and if so, that makes the guy who'se gone down with his ship even more heroic.
You all are making this too difficult by being so emotionally driven, this is a proffessional pilots board, you are here on our turf, so to speak, and we handle accidents differently than the general public.
These posts aren't worthy of insults from the family, I think you should really try to "see" what is being said with perhaps a different perspective, they are honoring Skyking in the truest way.
What avbug and the rest of us are saying gives dignity back to any airman that looses life while doing his job, even if the situation got the best of him. You all are taking it all wrong. Much honor in death is the least we can give our fallen comrads, it is taken away when we start blaming the aircraft, the machine, the weather, etc. We acknowledge that there are extenuating circumstances i.e. weather, ice, mechanicle probs, and if so, that makes the guy who'se gone down with his ship even more heroic.
You all are making this too difficult by being so emotionally driven, this is a proffessional pilots board, you are here on our turf, so to speak, and we handle accidents differently than the general public.
These posts aren't worthy of insults from the family, I think you should really try to "see" what is being said with perhaps a different perspective, they are honoring Skyking in the truest way.