Happening now, west of Tampa and about 150 miles south of Crestview, FL. Live coverage on CNN as I type.
CNN reports two F-15s have been scrambled, report windows iced over at 28K feet. Aircraft is now below 10K feet.
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N48DL
Unconscious Pilot at Controls of Plane Over Gulf of Mexico
NYCAviation:
Unconscious Pilot at Controls of Plane Over Gulf of Mexico
Two F-15 pilots Thursday morning discovered that the pilot of a plane flying aimlessly over the Gulf of Mexico was apparently unconscious.
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looks like he hit the water a few minutes ago
This one hits pretty close to home for me. Pete was a frequent visitor at SRQ in the old FBO I started out in many years ago. I was flying all day yesterday myself (including a quick pit stop in Sarasota) and only heard bits and peices through texts from friends about this crash. Rest in Peace Mr. Hertzak.
Southwest Airlines-"Once it pop's it's time to stop" Southwest Airlines-"Our Shamu's are almost real" Southwest Airlines -"We blow our top real easy" Southwest Airlines- "You can't top us..... really"
Sorry for your loss
The three most common expressions in aviation are, "Why is it doing that?", "Where are we?" and "Oh Crap".
Pretty close to home to me too...Slidell was the town I grew up in.
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