crash at duxford today [2011]

[Fjordmonkey]

Originally Posted by Zorin

Experience won't get you anywhere, lower reaction times and physical limitations are well known facts of age and should lead to a flight ban. Simple as that.

He should use his experience to train new pilots and not hang on it for vanity's sake. Plus, he wrote off several million dollars there... not very smart.

Experience will get you everywhere, lower reaction-time and physical limitations are a non-issue as long as he passes the medical. If he didn't pass his medical last time he took it, he wouldn't be flying. Period.

He used his experience to show people the wonder that is a warbird. This was an accident, and at least to me, it looks like the Mustang-pilot wasn't to blame. I'll await the final accident-report before I start speculating on what really happened. In other words: poo happens.