I started reading the Gasco bulletins in 1981 and appreciate the excellent work the organisation does.
I suspect the reference to tragic downwind turns is the Mallard that crashed in Perth WA a few weeks ago.
Shoreham is still to be decided.
Whenever tragic accidents occur there is a tendancy to avoid the elephant in the room.
Often the drive that makes a person successful kills them.
Honister mine owner Mark Weir 'not qualified to fly at night' - BBC News
Colin McRae blamed for fatal helicopter crash - BBC News
Running in to bad weather or out of fuel is another killer. Why would anyone want to run on nearly empty tanks to get home?
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-nor...wales-30035659
The owner of the above could clearly afford the cost of the fuel that killed him and his partner.