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Not an uncommon sight on the road, often talking on the phone too.
Posted on 04/11/2019 9:54:26 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd
MONTICELLO, Iowa (AP) — Federal investigators say a small plane crash that killed a 90-year-old pilot near an eastern Iowa airport was likely caused by the pilot’s decision to allow his large dog near the flight controls.
The final National Transportation Safety Board report says investigators don’t know for certain what caused the single-engine aircraft to go down in a cornfield in June 2017 near Monticello Regional Airport. However, the report says, the dog that weighed about 75 pounds likely came in “contact with the flight controls during landing, which resulted in the pilot’s loss of airplane control.”
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Whew, that was my first question !
isn’t 90 a bit long in the tooth for a pilot license?
What a maroon.
Don’t let the dog near the controls or near the pilot.
Put him and tie him in the back of the plane.
90 is a good, long life, and he died doing what he loved, and apparently doing it with the pet he loved.
There are worse ways to leave this mortal coil.
Did he have a license?...................
That’s what the dog was thinking.
“I’d be better off landing this plane than Great Grandpa here.”
And he was right.
Speaking of maroons, saw this lady in a mini van driving down US 1 in FL with the window half open, dog face out the window. Dog jumped out, lady went berserk trying to stop traffic.
My first thought was what a maroon...
Thank goodness the dog survived.
Sure, blame it on the dog and not the 90 year old dude.
Not an uncommon sight on the road, often talking on the phone too.
He had a fruitbat license for his pet fruitbat Eric.
I wonder if the pilot was dyslectic...
Why yes. Yes he did.
Or on top of the fuselage, like Mitt....
You have to draw the line somewhere
I will let my dog drive, and operate the tractor, but I will never let him fly my plane.
Here in Myrtle Beach I see it all. My favorite is the person driving in rush hour traffic talking on the phone and smoking a cigarette at the same time. The other day I saw a woman reading a book during rush hour.
I see people with their animals on their laps while driving....why that isn't as serious as talking on your cell while driving I'll never understand...
“Dog is my Co-Pilot”
This is how dyslexics die.
I see people with their animals on their laps while driving....why that isn't as serious as talking on your cell while driving I'll never understand...
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