There was a post in another thread that said:
a) the pilot was dong something reckless
b) the pilot crashed while doing something reckless and a lady died
c) his responsibility as PIC is to not be reckless and kill people
I can absolutely understand the reasoning behind that line of thinking, but the accident as detailed in AOPA was not a malicious recklessnes...it was simply a screw up that was tragic. I guess my appetite for jailing pilots is not Strong enough...take the license - absolutely. Civil proceeding - sure, that is how things work. But jail, for an accident that didn't involve a crime (fleeing a robbery) or alcohol...I just can't feature it.
I do think punishment was warrented...just not jail.
Last edited by stinsonjr; 07-09-2008 at 04:09 PM.