OT - Former MLB Pitcher Roy Halladay killed...

[TCURiggs]

Plane crash. Awful news.

 

[texasrobster1997]

Amateur piloting is not a safe activity...so sad

 

[PO Frog]

He was so excited to get that A5.

 

[TCURiggs]

He was so excited to get that A5.

 

[BigDubya2012]

Sad to hear this, he was a great ambassador for baseball

 

[Sebastian S]

Hate hearing this.

 

[Sebastian S]

Just looked at the specs, 100hp rotax motor, max speed of 109 mph

It also has a parachute.

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[NavyFrog]

Amateur piloting is not a safe activity...so sad

Actually general aviation flying is not that unsafe an activity. Statistically, it is probably safer than driving a car. However to quote Inspector Harry Callahan "a man has to know his limitation".

"Aviation in itself is not inherently dangerous. But to an even greater degree than the sea, it is terribly unforgiving of any carelessness, incapacity or neglect." Captain A. G. Lamplugh, British Aviation Insurance Group, London. c. early 1930's.

 

[YA]

He liked to fly it low over the water at max speed like a fighter pilot. The plane even has an angle of attack indicator which is not normal.

His father was a corporate pilot so he grew up around flying.

 

[texasrobster1997]

Actually general aviation flying is not that unsafe an activity. Statistically, it is probably safer than driving a car. However to quote Inspector Harry Callahan "a man has to know his limitation".

"Aviation in itself is not inherently dangerous. But to an even greater degree than the sea, it is terribly unforgiving of any carelessness, incapacity or neglect." Captain A. G. Lamplugh, British Aviation Insurance Group, London. c. early 1930's.

Actually general aviation flying is not that unsafe an activity. Statistically, it is probably safer than driving a car. However to quote Inspector Harry Callahan "a man has to know his limitation".

"Aviation in itself is not inherently dangerous. But to an even greater degree than the sea, it is terribly unforgiving of any carelessness, incapacity or neglect." Captain A. G. Lamplugh, British Aviation Insurance Group, London. c. early 1930's.

General aviation...yes
Small aircraft about 20x

Actually general aviation flying is not that unsafe an activity. Statistically, it is probably safer than driving a car. However to quote Inspector Harry Callahan "a man has to know his limitation".

"Aviation in itself is not inherently dangerous. But to an even greater degree than the sea, it is terribly unforgiving of any carelessness, incapacity or neglect." Captain A. G. Lamplugh, British Aviation Insurance Group, London. c. early 1930's.

General aviation, yes. However, small aircraft are about 20 times as dangerous as driving a car. If you factor in being an amateur pilot, it’s probably even higher

 

[Punter1]

Not sure why any dad of small kids would fly a small plane solo or ride motorcycles.

It almost seems like not if, but when...

 

[froginmn]

I don't understand the urge to make comments like those in this thread, so soon after a tragedy of unknown cause.

Prayers for the family.

 

[Moose Stuff]

I don't understand the urge to make comments like those in this thread, so soon after a tragedy of unknown cause.

Prayers for the family.

It was literally the first thing that popped into my head to be honest. Tragic, by all accounts a really really good dude.

 

[maximilian]

Roy is one of my all time favorites. Awful, awful news.

 

[ftwfrog]

I don't understand the urge to make comments like those in this thread, so soon after a tragedy of unknown cause.

Prayers for the family.

With all due respect, I don't think his family is reading this board.

Sad news, and people are just saying what they are thinking, trying to make sense of it.