Bad Press

I saw on a couple sites yesterday that a couple of small planes collided in midair in Arizona. Not too long before that it was big news in New York over the Hudson. Seems like it has been happening more often or maybe when it does happen, it is a media field day. Just a little over two weeks ago it happened not once but twice near me. One at the airport I occasionally fly out of and another less than 20 miles away. Fortunately there were only minor injuries at my airport but there was a fatality of the solo pilot at the other. The local media covered both accidents more than I thought necessary with TV crews filming and interviewing at the accident sites.

As pilots, we know that the non flying public is very curious as to how this aviation stuff works, hence the interest when something goes wrong. Human nature I guess. So it is up to us to be as safe and proficient  as we can be. If we do that, it can only bring good news.

Fly safe.

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