Originally Posted by
rickair7777
I hope the pilot gets the book thrown at him...if you're landing on the beach and there are people in the way, YOU need to sidestep and land in the water. YOU chose to go flying, not the person walking on the beach. YOU need to incur additional risk to safeguard folks on the ground.
100% agree. It disrespects pilots who have lost their lives due to needing to clear the area of civilians(a number of airshow incidents come to mind).