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Old 9th January 2013 | 03:29
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GS Pilot
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Sad news.

What a loss. That's the genuine article right there.

I remember standing on the ramp at CCR, Ray had styrofoam cup of coffee in one hand, cigarette in the other.

We watched a CFI and student, both female, walk out to a 300CB; preflight, start-up, and hover taxi out. After they departed, he turned to me and asked "Do you know what FAR they just violated?"

I (a freshly minted CFI) stammered for an answer, rewinding the last few minutes in my mind, looking for the tiniest infraction. Wondering what his keen eyes had detected. I was stumped, and admitted it.

By the look he gave me, I could tell I had missed something obvious.

He took a drag off his cigarette, looked at me and said,
"It's prohibited to operate unmanned aircraft in controlled airspace".


RIP Mr. Murphy
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