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bluedigger

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18. The crash photo doesn't look like one anyone would walk away from.
Sun May 26, 2024, 10:09 AM
May 2024

Much less all six passengers. I'm thinking everyone jumped.

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The pilot still has a lot of explaining to do. He parachuted out and left everyone to die... brush May 2024 #1
No kidding. Gonna be lawsuits for sure. tanyev May 2024 #3
Sounds more like a Trump supporter. "The hell with everyone else I AM THE ONLY IMPORTANT ONE HERE" . usaf-vet May 2024 #9
He should never get it back. brush May 2024 #10
See #21. Everyone parachuted out; they weren't abandoned. Ocelot II May 2024 #27
Yes, and the person who wrote this mess of an article should bbe taken to task, not the pilot. ShazzieB May 2024 #38
Not to mention the people who assumed from this sketchy report that the pilot was an a-hole Ocelot II May 2024 #39
There should be an investigation. Irish_Dem May 2024 #13
*Everybody* parachuted out of the plane - the article is incomplete and misleading. Ocelot II May 2024 #21
I like the OP story. More my kind of joke - like the airline pilot who died peacefully in his sleep while Wonder Why May 2024 #35
Or maybe just read more? littlemissmartypants May 2024 #37
Thank you! Yikes, that would have been beyond terrifying! Rhiannon12866 May 2024 #40
What a hero,... magicarpet May 2024 #2
See #21. Ocelot II May 2024 #22
So the asshole was wearing his chute or did he take time to put it on while telling his passengers he was bailing? CrispyQ May 2024 #4
See #21. Ocelot II May 2024 #23
I've never even heard of a pilot carrying a parachute on a small plane like that. bluedigger May 2024 #5
It's very common in the glider community. cloudbase May 2024 #8
A Cessna 206 isn't a glider. bluedigger May 2024 #15
They seem to have been skydivers, and they all parachuted out. See #21. Ocelot II May 2024 #24
Did one of the passengers grab the stick after he bailed? getagrip_already May 2024 #6
See #21. Ocelot II May 2024 #25
Sounds like a metaphor for anyone who has abandonment issues. Baitball Blogger May 2024 #7
It sounds like he knew ahead of time the plane was not safe. usaf-vet May 2024 #11
Yes that is what I am thinking too. Irish_Dem May 2024 #12
See #21. Everyone wears a parachute in a skydiving plane, and everyone parachuted out. Ocelot II May 2024 #26
OK that makes sense. The excerpts were a bit misleading. Irish_Dem May 2024 #33
If you know the plane is unsafe you don't fly it at all. Ocelot II May 2024 #30
The C-206 is often used as a jump plane for skydivers. Ocelot II May 2024 #14
This makes the most sense as an explanation. bluedigger May 2024 #16
This message was self-deleted by its author Ocelot II May 2024 #17
The crash photo doesn't look like one anyone would walk away from. bluedigger May 2024 #18
It's really hard to tell from the photo if that's the entire plane or just part of it. Ocelot II May 2024 #19
More news here: Everybody parachuted from the plane before it crashed. Ocelot II May 2024 #20
You can tell who are the readers and who are not. Srkdqltr May 2024 #28
It's really easy to jump to wrong conclusions Ocelot II May 2024 #29
Heartily agree... The Unmitigated Gall May 2024 #31
Just got back home KS Toronado May 2024 #36
This is what I read from the ORIGINAL post. usaf-vet May 2024 #32
The original article was misleading in that it was incomplete. Ocelot II May 2024 #34
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