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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Their pilot looked old enough to be in the grave himself. I'm guessing he had a heart attack while flying.

[b]Gerald Green Lawrence has been identified as the pilot in the helicopter crash that killed 2 newlyweds near Uvalde, Texas, just an hour and a half after the wedding.[/b]
[img]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DrPQIb_XcAAUWqw.jpg[/img][/quote]

The guys got a bronze star and what may be a distinguished flying cross (blue, in the center). While that doesn’t speak to his skill today, it certainly demonstrates that he could fly. [/quote]

Of course he could. His flight record is excellent (24,000 flight hours) and on top of that having a service record, BUT age catches up with us all. Congress passed a mandatory retirement age of 65 for airline pilots for a reason. Helicopters actually have more difficult terrain to peruse, are harder to manipulate, and its more difficult at nightime.

If you are worried about your mother in senile age drivng a car, it should be no different for a man who is over 75 trying to fly a helicopter at night. [/quote]

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