tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post3056573814723266299..comments2024-03-26T09:35:29.969-04:00Comments on Kathryn's Report: Piper PA-28-180 Cherokee D, N5167L: Fatal accident occurred August 03, 2019 near Ontonagon County Airport - Schuster Field (KOGM), MichiganUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-84983151483071298282022-07-31T16:35:12.615-04:002022-07-31T16:35:12.615-04:00I owned 67L at one time she was an awesome plane I...I owned 67L at one time she was an awesome plane I was saddened to her she was laid to rest in a hillside by a pilot who didn’t know his own limits, unfortunately another VFR into IMC tragedy and flying directly into a thunderstorm makes this a tragic event Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-4310703986705957932019-08-17T09:00:53.622-04:002019-08-17T09:00:53.622-04:00"the pilot did not have his own ForeFlight ac...<i>"the pilot did not have his own ForeFlight account"</i><br />ForeFlight basic plus is $99.99 per year = 27 cents per day; all the Essentials for VFR and IFR Flying.<br />What is wrong with today's pilots!?!?! Cheap-ass pilots should not be flying PERIOD.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-20283315592732428542019-08-12T01:32:57.046-04:002019-08-12T01:32:57.046-04:00You weren't in the right seat so you anonymous...You weren't in the right seat so you anonymous commentors don't know the situation. Maybe he had a problem with the plane, maybe he had a medical or other issue, and his best option was to try to get to Ontonagon instead of turning back into a worse situation. If memory serves as a native Yooper most bad weather comes from the Southwest in summer and North and Northeast in Winter. I N331EXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07729978034846516033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-68796284938033710412019-08-11T00:44:35.854-04:002019-08-11T00:44:35.854-04:00I don't get it. I checked the FlightAware trac...I don't get it. I checked the FlightAware tracking and see that he flew directly into a storm cell. What in the heck was he thinking? I live just East of there and I'm perplexed why he decided to go up with hazards like that. Especially considering his charter boat captain experience on the Lake Superior he should have sincere respect for weather.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-82211506946847706272019-08-08T21:50:32.005-04:002019-08-08T21:50:32.005-04:00Looks like another VFR into IMC event (non-instrum...Looks like another VFR into IMC event (non-instrument rated pilot) to add to the statistics. RIP fellow aviator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com