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Old 28th Jan 2019, 16:23
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Latest from local French media:

In a press conference on Monday, Neil Warnock, the Cardiff City manager, mentioned Dave Ibbotson, the pilot who disappeared with Emiliano Sala: "I have flown with him, he was a fabulous pilot, so I do not understand what happened. "

In its edition of this Monday, Ouest-France has published some of the content of the flight plans filed last week. These documents reveal "the total unpreparedness" of the pilot, who had written 'completely fanciful indications' and was 'even mistaken in noting the registration of his aircraft'. Changed at the last minute, for 'reasons that remain unknown', the second flight plan reveals 'that David Ibbotson flew by sight, that is to say without any reference other than what he saw around him which is not much in these weather conditions and in any case, normally prohibited for this type of flying'. Finally, we learn that the 'private pilot license he had did not allow him to fly this type of aircraft'
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