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Old 12-01-2005, 05:26 PM
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Default Tragic event/Good reporting

We had a tragic event here on Cape Cod. A Lancair 360 crashed during it's test phase and the pilot was fatally injured. I personally did not know the man, but he was one of our ilk. My deepest sympathies to all his friends and relatives.

The initial "story" is here:

Initial Article

Today they released an article designed to educate the non flying public which seems to be the best description of Experimental Aviation designed for public consumption I have seen yet! Here it is:

Followup article

Rest in peace, James Rogers. I am sure that I would have enjoyed your company.

CJ
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