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September 10, 2012

Not Again! Another Brutal Weekend For GA

Three Pilots Lost In Tragic, High-Profile Accidents

For the third successive weekend there have been multiple, high-profile fatal accidents -- this time, claiming the lives of three pilots… As previously reported, famed warbird pilot and craftsman, Bob Odegaard  -- one of the men responsible for the formation of the Fargo Air Museum and the Fargo AirSho -- was practicing for another weekend airshow when his Super Corsair went down Friday evening. In Borrego Springs, California a member of the USA Advanced Aerobatic Team was killed Saturday when he reportedly jumped from his plane as it was suffering mechanical issues only to have experinced some manner of parachute malfunction or incomplete deployment. And just five hours later, a small plane t

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