Dear Members of the PMDG forums-On Thursday Morning (14/10/10), my father John Sandri passed away in the Hilton Hotel Room in Melbourne Australia during his sleep to what a CT scan believes to be a brain tumor, he had had his lympnodes removed and was given the all clear in July and he will see them in a year for a checkup. An autospy will tell us more in the comings days. Though he was not known by anyway here, he helped me alot on the behind the scene stages of my reviews by reading over them and giving me ideas on what to expand on, I recently finished my review of the Carenado C208B one week before he passed away and got him to read over it in Melbourne (he was there one week and again a week later) where he read over it in his hotel room, he told me that he was so proud that I was improving on my skills and that it was one of my best work yet.Ive posted this here, as the only aircraft ive seemed to see him enjoy was A2A's Piper Cub with Heidi (lol!). Ive showed him pictures of your upcoming NGX and was in love at first sight. I told him it was going to be complex and a real as the 737 gets. He was looking so foward to learning to fly it, but will now never see that day.It is a horrible feeling when your father passes away at 56 years, and im only 14. He was married to my mother for 24 years and next year we were going to Hamiltion Island for her 50th, Paris for their 25 years of marriage and to London for his new business which he was in the process of buying. Sadly, none of these will ever happen.Whenever I fly this 737NGX, it will remind me of him.

I'm really sorry for your loss Aiden. My thoughts are with you and your family. We shall all dedicate our first flight to your father.

Hi Aidan, Very sorry for your loss. There isn't much people can say at times like these because even though a lot of us have gone through it, not much helps when it's you going though it. As I mentioned in a recent thread, it is normal for us to morn the death of a loved one but also as important or more important actually that we celebrate their life. By that I mean don't think about what won't happen now that he's gone, think about what did happen when he was around. The hard part about losing someone is people tend not to want to think of fond memories, they often prefer to tune them out completely. Some do it for false guilt, some do it because they haven't yet come to grips of their loss, but to think of your a loved one and laugh at memories and smile on occasions because you hear in your mind what they might say to a given situation is what we should be doing and what we would want.He passed in his sleep, which of course is the way I think we all hope for our loved ones and he's in a better place now and he'll be kept alive in your thoughts and will I'm sure will be continuing to watch over his family. Again, I'm sorry for your loss. Morn his death, but as soon as you can, start thinking of what he would want most and that would be the happiness of you and your mom. Allow yourself a quick recovery and remember it's ok to think of him and smile :biggrin:Once the NGX paint kit hits, send me some pictures of him and I'll make you a custom paint in his honor. Something you can fly with pride to say hello in your own special way.

I AM REALY SORRY for that .And i hope this is not gonna stop you from doing what you are doing , .SORRY AGAIN .

Sorry for your loss Aidan, the best to you and your family during this time of grief.

I'm very sorry, please accept my most sincere condolences on Your loss.

My sincere condolences on your loss my friend. Even though I fully understand what it feels like to lose your father, I can tell you that his memory will be with you forever. Ron Musick

Hi Aidan,I am very sorry for your loss. It's always hard to loose someone very close to your heart.As Sam said, we should all dedicate one flight to your dad. Here is mine. Concorde at the edge of space enroute to Barbados from London. Keep the blue side up,Martin Dahlerup

May He rest in peace!I am very sorry for that.There is no words for a situation like this.

No words can convey loss of someone so close. Stay close to your mom, she needs you more than you know right now.

Aww :( That was a very excellent tribute to your father, i hope that you are ok, and best wishes for you and your family in this hard time of loss.

Aidan, I'm saddened to hear of your loss, and you have my condolences. As Kristoff said that was an excellent tribute, and I think your Dad would have been proud of the way you wrote it.With prayers,Mark Tuma

I am sorry for your loss. I have no great words.One moment at a time friend.

Hi Aiden, reading you post really affected me and I'm so sorry for your loss. You come across so muture for your age and that shows that you have had a great role model to guide you. I cant begin to imagine what it feels like. As others have said, be there for your mum, think about all the great memories you had with your father and continue to do the things that made him proud you.Take care

Hello Aiden,I was 11 when my father passed away, he was 58. (This happened in 1975)I don't know if this helps, but: if I think of my parents (who are both gone now), I always get a feeling of peace, it is hard to describe.I wish you all the best and much strength,regards,Wijnand (EHBK)