After being involved in aviation since ‘90 I’m currently at #8......friends, acquaintances....strangers you say hello to in the morning and in the afternoon they’re dead.
Former student of mine killed couple of months ago.
Took a bird to the face in his own airplane on final.
Whatever you want to call it, luck..karma...pilot actions...big man in the sky....we all go at some point.
Sad thing is I don’t even remember all of them, just know I’m at #8.