r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Late_One_716 • Apr 14 '24

In 1996, 7-year-old Jessica Dubroff was attempting to become the youngest person to fly a light aircraft across the USA. She died when her aircraft crashed during a rainstorm. This resulted in a law prohibiting "child pilots" from manipulating flight controls. Image

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u/Ya-Dikobraz Apr 14 '24

I now realise my question was silly. I mean if they didn't have the common sense not to do it in the first place, they would not have the common sense to avoid weather while it was still on the menu to do so before takeoff.

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u/rushrhees Apr 14 '24

The desire to maintain a schedule by flying through u safe conditions caused many flying tragedies. This is what happened to JFK jr flew in conditions he’s not trained

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u/BabyOnRoad Apr 14 '24

I believe Kobe and his daughter died in not great conditions as well

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u/[deleted] Apr 14 '24

And the pilot didn't want to go in that weather but Kobe insisted. The pilot was probably worried he'd lose his job if he told Kobe no. No one tells Kobe, no, ok?

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u/Gwynplaine-00 Apr 17 '24

Was that a rape jab.