Learjet 60 crashes in Florida - Crashes 9 Miles from Mar-a-Lago

[KingQamaR]

how big was the storm, maybe they did not have enough fuel to go around?

If this amount of information radars is out there why was that jet allowed to fly? I heard said these thunderstorms are very fast developing, so possibly they found themselves in severe conditions even though thought they were circumventing the storm cell …

 

[AZ_HighCountry]

how big was the storm, maybe they did not have enough fuel to go around?

That could be.

Remember, this incident was yesterday. It will be awhile before even the preliminary report comes out.

 

[Mobius]

 

[Ali_Baba]

55-year-old Jeff Gregory was identified as the pilot of the 2-million-dollar Learjet 60. He is described as an experienced pilot from Pennsylvania.

The pilot was experienced.

 

[KAL-EL]

Absolutely horrible. I have such a sadness for these people even though I didn't know them.

May their souls find peace.

 

[AZ_HighCountry]

@Mobius, for those who won't click the link in the Tweet:

Texas family of 4 among 9 killed in horrific Florida plane crash

A family of four from Texas were among the nine people who were killed when a plane crashed in Greenacres, Florida, on Sunday.

www.fox7austin.com

More lines given to the female pilot than the male.

 

[AZ_HighCountry]

Doing some more research. Really hard to find any information about the pilot in charge due to the fascination with the copilot.

What I was able to find is the pilot had 10 years experience with East Coast Jets which is a private charter service. The Lear 60 is not part of their fleet. They do have a Lear 35A.

The avionics between the two are similar with the 60 being upgraded. So a pilot should be able to transition from one to the other quite easily.

 

[j_hungary]

The answer is obvious:

A young, attractive female who earned her wings before obtaining her driver's license. She's certainly not the first and won't be the last. But, she's a bit of a celebrity so hence the focus.

I wasn't talking about the profile, that was done 3 years ago....

I was talking about why people focus on her in this, enough to dig up 3 years old video....