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Old 6th Jul 2023, 06:10
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Originally Posted by MagnumPI
I wonder if his pregnant partner knew that he wasn't legally allowed to fly such a trip or that he hadn't even completed navex training...sadly, we'lll probably never know.
Reading the report it does seem that he got away with it before (in nice VFR on his own) so he thought he could do it again (in not-so-nice weather with a passenger). Likely a bit of "she'll be right, mate!" chucked in with some "I've done it before, so what's the big deal??"

Originally Posted by MagnumPI
Tragic.
Indeed... stupid also.
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