Media report quote friends saying they were 'great pilots', 'very experienced' etc.
Maybe if they'd had a little less experience, this wouldn't have happened. Maybe they would have backed off from the potential risk. Maybe some experienced pilots have something to learn from the learners. As always, these lessons apply to me too.
I think Whinerliners summary, while brutally honest (which may have caused the upset response), is certainly a good way of looking at it. That old wisdom of 'how will it look in the accident report?' It's only condescending if you are thinking 'that couldn't happen to me'. It should reinforce our desire to obey the rules.
A terrible, and IMHO seemingly avoidable tragedy if all turns out to be as it appears now. I'm sorry to say that, even though it won't be the last of its kind. This has hit fairly close to home where I work, and all victims have my deepest sympathies.