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Old 16th Jul 2003, 11:04
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coopervane
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A sad day indeed and like many posts, may I send my deepest sympathy to all the families of the two guys involved.

As I move forward in my aviation endeavours, it always makes me stop in my tracks when an event like this occurs. Many of us have flown thousands of hours without major incident and the old complacancy creeps in unseen. We take flying for granted and draw upon our skills to battle through whatever the trip holds for us.

An incident like this brings out the old addage "there for the grace of god go I" And its so true.

Stop, pause, respect and reflect. Thats all that can come out of a fatal crash.

As for the airframe? Well yes it is a sad loss too but compared to a life its just a heap of scrap. Someone somewhere will find enough bits to build another no doubt where these guys are gone forever.......the hardest thing about death.

Again my thoughts go with the families and hope th R.N. will assist them in every way possible.

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