Mass Casualties in Air Show Crash

[saden1]

Tragic...could have been avoided if we didn't allow 70 yo man fly planes and doing acrobatics with them.

[skinsfan57]

i'm a big air racing fan and this is hard to take.the word is a trim tab on the horizontal stabilizer broke off.

[Alvin Walton]

Originally Posted by saden1

Tragic...could have been avoided if we didn't allow 70 yo man fly planes and doing acrobatics with them.

Really?
70 years is the cut off date?
What do you base that on?

[saden1]

Originally Posted by Alvin Walton

Really?
70 years is the cut off date?
What do you base that on?

Actually 60 should be the cutoff line. I base it on the fact that old people aren't quick to react, strong enough and they have a tendency to be absent minded.

[SolidSnake84]

Originally Posted by saden1

Actually 60 should be the cutoff line. I base it on the fact that old people aren't quick to react, strong enough and they have a tendency to be absent minded.

THIS^^^^^^

Older folks doing things is perfectly fine, but any type of application where you need a license (automobile, motorcycle, airplane, etc...) they should have to take a skills test to ensure they are still safe.

In this case the pilot's age was not a factor. But, having older folks re-test to ensure they are still safe i don't think is a bad thing, or descriminatory. You have to take a test in the first place to get these certifications, and i don't think its unfair to have people re-test to keep them...