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More at link. Looks like putting your family in light aircraft for a holiday outing might not be a good idea for now.

The pilot (John Shannon) was, among other things, a Florida lawyer, member of the United States District Court, member of United States Circuit Courts of Appeal for both the 5th and 11th Circuits and is a "member of the United States Supreme Court."

1 posted on 01/05/2018 8:49:31 PM PST by ransomnote
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His taking off in a dense fog wasn’t such a hot idea.


2 posted on 01/05/2018 8:52:08 PM PST by Governor Dinwiddie (CNN is fake news.)
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What did he know about Hillary, or Deep State overall?


3 posted on 01/05/2018 8:55:06 PM PST by BobL (I used to own a truck - but I couldn't handle the lifestyle)
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Shannon was described as an “accomplished pilot”

“His real love was his girls,”

The cause of the crash was not yet identified, though dense fog covered the area Sunday morning and authorities described conditions as not conducive to flying.

Interesting contrasts.

5 posted on 01/05/2018 9:09:33 PM PST by plain talk
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I read this and I gotta hope it’s federal witness protection program. Whole family and complete destruction of the plane does that mean no bodies? “too destructive” to find bodies therefore new life for that family elsewhere? This may be a real plane accident with real victims OR it makes me wonder what it is.


7 posted on 01/05/2018 9:16:05 PM PST by ransomnote
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I was at the Winter Haven airport about 15 miles north when this occurred and it was very foggy. Also, if you see the pics of his family, one of his daughters was very heavy. I'm not being unkind, but if the plane was full, everyone had luggage and some passengers were overweight, there is no room for error. On a side note, there were local reports of an explosion heard after take-off and before the crash. I don't know if there is any truth to that rumor.
14 posted on 01/05/2018 9:58:50 PM PST by DocRock (And now is the time to fight! Peter Muhlenberg)
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Wow... We lost a lawyer.....


15 posted on 01/05/2018 10:02:00 PM PST by Dandy (Drain the swamp baby!!!)
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I realize that is the verbiage taken from his bio page on the firm’s website. The correct language would be that he was admitted to practice “before the x-court”. The last one, being admitted to the bar of the SCOTUS is something lawyers do to enhance their glory walls. My wife did it and it was a fun experience and they give you a mighty impressive suitable for framing certificate. Since a microscopic proportion of all lawyers will ever practice before the SCOTUS, it suggests something to the lay public which is a bit misleading.

I am a lawyer and I must admit that there is a culture of arrogance among lawyers (and doctors) which often plays into these accidents. When it takes other family members its especially tragic.


18 posted on 01/05/2018 10:06:07 PM PST by Wally_Kalbacken
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Interesting article about the Cessna 340. . .

https://disciplesofflight.com/cessna-340/


26 posted on 01/06/2018 1:17:13 AM PST by deks
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