As an instrument-rated private pilot, I am a fan of the old pilot saying, "There are bold pilots, there are old pilots, but there aren't any old, bold pilots." That Captain Kliuyev survived this event is a terrible exception to the rule.

Instead of 15 years in prison, the judge should have sentenced him to jump out of an airplane from 10,000 feet with no parachute. "I suppose there is a chance of surviving that. Let's find out!"

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Cristo López, PhD
Cristo López, PhD

Written by Cristo López, PhD

Writing with an open heart | American living & writing full-time in Monterrey, Mexico |

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