Sad news over at Skymates

[CFIscare]

http://www.star-telegram.com/news/story/305244.html

My prayers go out to all involved...

 

[stillageek]

I flew with the instructor when he was a student at ATP. An awesome guy who was an awesome pilot and friend. I know he went down fighting. First pilot I have ever flown with not to come back. RIP.

 

[derg]

Oh hell

 

[Nanopilot]

All my thoughts go to the families. RIP

 

[ASpilot2be]

RIP

 

[jtrain609]

I did my commercial at Skymates in that plane.

RIP.

 

[aloft]

Anybody we know????

 

[jtrain609]

Nobody I knew, but I have on idea if they were on here.

I'm sure Ryan will be on one of these days to fill us in.

 

[kellwolf]

I did my commercial at Skymates in that plane.

RIP.

Didn't do any ratings, but I've got a boat load of dual given in that plane....

 

[USMCmech]

Anybody we know????

At least two of the current CFIs there are members of JC.

 

[ZWflyer]

That is very bad news to hear. I did my CFI in that airplane.

RIP to those involved.

 

[frog_flyer]

Oh bollocks.

RIP fellas and lady.

 

[Nanopilot]

They say the names of the pilots in this link. They also say that the plane disintegrate in mid-air, according to witnesses. http://www.nbc5i.com/news/14611491/detail.html

 

[turbomax97]

R.I.P. fellow former ATP'r. Prayers sent for his family.

 

[CoffeeIcePapers]

Robert was a great guy. He was a Marine, ATP grad, and a great co-worker.

I only had the pleasure of knowing him for a couple of months. I sent all of my foreign students to him for the multi-engine training, since I don't have my MEI.

It is a very surreal moment for me right now.

 

[LoadMasterC141]

Wow that is horrible. I wonder what could have happened?

RIP

 

[Maximilian_Jenius]

They say the names of the pilots in this link. They also say that the plane disintegrate in mid-air, according to witnesses. http://www.nbc5i.com/news/14611491/detail.html

Authorities identified the victims as 29-year-old Robert William Davey, of DeSoto, who was a flight instructor. The two flight students were Luca Visani, no age available, of Cesena, Italy; and Andrea Venturini, no age available, from Mantova, Italy."

Omg...!

 

[CoffeeIcePapers]

Omg...!

That isn't the owner, Luca. It is too premature to speculate as to what happened with the airplane. It was day, VFR conditions.

 

[LoadMasterC141]

Yeah is that "THE" Luca..IE Owner?

EDIT...MOJO beat me to it. Phew.

Still, horrible stuff. My biggest fear in flying old flight school planes is them simply falling apart. I hope this is not the case here.

 

[Maximilian_Jenius]

That isn't the owner, Luca. It is too premature to speculate as to what happened with the airplane. It was day, VFR conditions.

Well, I hope not!