Hello again and welcome to Aviation News Talk where we talk General Aviation with relevant news

and flying tips for pilots and student pilots to help keep you safe.

I'm Max Truscott.

Today we'll talk about a fatal accident that happened on July 4th that claimed the life of my

friend Brad Launchpad Marsari, who was well known in aviation circles and who was a popular contributor

to the Airplane Geeks podcast that I co-host. Last week in episode 193, we talked with AOPA

pilot magazine columnist Dr. Catherine Kavignaro about the subtleties you'll find in the performance

charts in an aircraft's POH. So if you didn't hear that

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Now, one of the few downsides of being in aviation is that from time to time we lose close friends in airplane accidents,

and it's a pain that never really quite goes away.

I can easily think of five pilots I've known who were in plane crashes and a six pilot who was a passenger in a civil air patrol crash.

And no, these weren't social media friends.

These are people who I had met personally, had a relationship with, and in a few cases

had to actually flown with.

Most of the time when we hear about a plane crash, it doesn't involve someone we know

and we soon forget about it.

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