Originally Posted by
CAP 10b
How very sad to see a young man die doing something he loved. I flew "JW" a lot in the 80's from Southend with Routair/Expressflight often with Alan Williams who I remember as a very friendly gentleman. The Aztec was a solid old bus of an aeroplane, but us humans operate in an alien environment up there which can bite hard no matter how good we are. I just hope the pilot was not under any pressure to fly beyond his experience or capability, thats all. Phil S.
Welcome aboard Phil - yes they were good days. I'm still in touch with Alan and have spoken to him about this accident which has saddened him greatly as it did me. I hope this new development will not result in wild speculation which will be to nobody's benefit. Definitely a case of waiting until the AAIB and Police investigations are completed I feel.