[xone]

He was under-qualified for the conditions he tried to fly in. Pretty simple. In all these years see it time and time again.

Yep, add in the transition from ground lights to the blackness over the water; Vertigo city. Getting the tail blown off would be the frosting on the cake. Nobody had to kill him, just give him more opportunities to fly in these conditions with his experience.

[defconw]

OK Let we weigh in here. I still think HRC had something to do with it. Right after it happened I remember the press asking John Perry Barlow about his friend and what he said was that JFKJr. Always was a careful pilot. Never had a problem getting a flight instructor/ copilot to go with him whenever he wanted. He had asked for a fight instructor. They waited for 2 hours, the guy never showed up. Let that sink in.