Hello,

 

You might be interested in reading the story published in Flying Magazine under the title: No more happy landings.

Sad ending for a brilliant carrer in aviation...

Good reading, thank you. I don't think he lied at the end, you remain a pilot even if you don't hold a license anymore. It's part of your life. And the slow memory loss is probably the most dreaded thing for all of us. 

4 hours ago, yankeegolf3 said:

You might be interested in reading the story published in Flying Magazine under the title:

Interesting story thanks.

Here's another aviation story concerning the 7 year old 'pilot' Jessica Dubroff.  The following article -published a few months ago - recalls the tragic and preventable events of Jessica's final flight, and analyses what went wrong.......

'There's no such thing as a 'child pilot':
-The tragedy of Jessica Dubroff

"...The four-seat Cessna never made it above 200 feet, tumbling through a freezing Wyoming thunderstorm into a residential street, leaving all aboard dead, including its 7-year-old pilot. 

“Dubroff’s story began last week as a sweet kind of human-interest tale,” the papers wrote after the crash on April 11, 1996, “a tiny 7-year-old with oversized ambitions trying to set a world record as the youngest person to fly across the country.....[etc]”

https://www.sfgate.com/local/article/jessica-dubroff-child-pilot-bay-area-history-16113058.php

6 hours ago, yankeegolf3 said:

Hello,

 

You might be interested in reading the story published in Flying Magazine under the title: No more happy landings.

Sad ending for a brilliant carrer in aviation...

I guess it's time for him to get Flight Simulator...

7 hours ago, yankeegolf3 said:

You might be interested in reading the story published in Flying Magazine under the title: No more happy landings.

Sad ending for a brilliant carrer in aviation...

I actually think it's a bit of a happy ending. Everyone looses their edge at some point - 100% of all pilots without exception. The only question is, do they retire before, or after that happens. In this case, the system of tracking who is violating the rules and why, along with the pilots own sense of self-awareness likely combined to avoid a truly sad ending: loss of life.

I also respect the courage of the author to tell his story - it may help others in the same situation realize they are not alone, and come to terms with hanging up their hat.

Just because the race is over doesn't mean it wasn't a great run!

 

On 10/7/2021 at 3:17 PM, Dillon said:

I guess it's time for him to get Flight Simulator.

Well, Dillon, ol' buddy, there comes a time when between cataracts, arthritis and nap attacks when you just gotta hope for those wings at the end... and hope they're aren't bat wings. I retired as a trial lawyer at 55, well short of airline pilot retirement age. And at 64, I could very well still be an airline pilot, I believe! A 65 year old airline pilot has a lot of experience and is checked out, of course, but man, I could probably handle a trial still, but I don't like to imagine myself in charge of a real airplane now. (From the guy who quit just before his solo, too--sometimes you just have to know your limits.)

On 10/7/2021 at 1:19 PM, FlightSpinner said:

Here's another aviation story concerning the 7 year old 'pilot' Jessica Dubroff. 

Another kid paying for having parents who were less than prudent. (Probably the best I can do without getting censored.) Makes me sick.