craig mack Posted October 15, 2009 Report Share Posted October 15, 2009 http://detnews.com/article/20091015/METRO/910150393/1408/local You are not forgotten Exturkinator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dakota Posted October 15, 2009 Report Share Posted October 15, 2009 I miss ya', David, wish you were still here. RIP buddy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Posted October 15, 2009 Report Share Posted October 15, 2009 What a shame. It sounds like the whole thing could have been prevented. RIP David. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted October 15, 2009 Report Share Posted October 15, 2009 Really a shame. Sure do miss David. Hope his family is getting along OK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted October 15, 2009 Report Share Posted October 15, 2009 Man this is unbelievable. How in the world in this day and age does a pilot who was convicted of felony drug charges gets behind the stick on a life flight or survival flight team. Would sure seem with all the regs the faa has that that pilot would have been grounded and the company would have done some kind of checking. Very very sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted October 15, 2009 Report Share Posted October 15, 2009 I hope the airline has good attorneys, they are going to need them when the civil suits start heading their way. It just burns me that nothing but pure laziness got several good people dead. RIP David. You are missed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramie Posted October 15, 2009 Report Share Posted October 15, 2009 What a shame.... Oddly enough, I was just thinking about David this morning. He is missed. I wonder how his Wife is doing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhunter91 Posted October 15, 2009 Report Share Posted October 15, 2009 What a shame. Got my Exturkinator wraps on my arrows in my quiver ready to rock and roll this weekend! He is not forgotten at all! Shot two deer with Exturkinator wrapped arrows last fall. Hoping David's spirit helps me out again this year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryan1990 Posted October 15, 2009 Report Share Posted October 15, 2009 I was just thinkin about this situation the other day. I remember this happening right after I joined up here. Very sad. I lost my best friend last year to a chinook crash in Iraq. The Army wont give us all the info but the 2 storys are either pilot error or mechanical failure. Either way we do know that that chopper was under a "Red X" meaning it never should have been in the air. I hate how someone not payin enough attention or doing their job right can cost so many precious lifes. RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted October 15, 2009 Report Share Posted October 15, 2009 :-( Something that could have been prevented probably... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Posted October 15, 2009 Report Share Posted October 15, 2009 Man this is unbelievable. How in the world in this day and age does a pilot who was convicted of felony drug charges gets behind the stick on a life flight or survival flight team. Would sure seem with all the regs the faa has that that pilot would have been grounded and the company would have done some kind of checking. Very very sad. That's about what I was thinking. Unbelievable is an understatement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruttinbuc Posted October 15, 2009 Report Share Posted October 15, 2009 Truly a sad situation. I hope lessons are learned and steps are taken to make sure things like that don't happen again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c_lou Posted October 15, 2009 Report Share Posted October 15, 2009 A tragedy that could have been avoided. Miss the good Doctor. I hope some good lessons come out of this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted October 16, 2009 Report Share Posted October 16, 2009 14,000 hours is a real well qualified pilot. but hiring a co-pilot with a drug history is insane. if there is a shadow of good news here, it's that david's family will be taken care of for life. the insurance company will do about anything here to avoid a lawsuit. we're talking lots of millions, and we'd sacrifice it all to have david and the others back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig mack Posted October 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2009 Man this is unbelievable. How in the world in this day and age does a pilot who was convicted of felony drug charges gets behind the stick on a life flight or survival flight team. Would sure seem with all the regs the faa has that that pilot would have been grounded and the company would have done some kind of checking. Very very sad. I couldnt believe that when I read it!!!! You get caught flying drugs into this country and they still allow you to fly????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted October 16, 2009 Report Share Posted October 16, 2009 I couldnt believe that when I read it!!!! You get caught flying drugs into this country and they still allow you to fly????? Think from the way I read that his license was revoked, how the company was letting this man fly is beyond my comprehension. Maybe I overlooked it, but I did not see anywhere that said his license was ever reinstated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdvantageTimberLou Posted October 17, 2009 Report Share Posted October 17, 2009 I still remember that night on here when Buckee, BowtechTurkeyHunter, and myself put two and two together and realize our friend David was part of that terrible tragedy. Never slept that night. Still miss our friend, he was one of a kind and basically an Angel that God put down here to save people. This new news makes you shake your head and wonder who is watching who? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bowhunter56 Posted October 17, 2009 Report Share Posted October 17, 2009 A lot of us remember the accident...sounds like it was doomed from the beginning.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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