Fox is reporting a mid-air near PANC with one fatality. http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/06/13/mi ... s-say.html

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PilotMikeTx wrote:Fox is reporting a mid-air near PANC with one fatality. http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/06/13/mi ... s-say.html

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That is such a major bummer and my prayers go out to all involved.

https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/aviation/2018/06/13/1-dead-after-midair-plane-collision-near-susitna-river/

It hurts to read about a pilot dying in a crash. Then I see that it was a CFI who was known for encouraging people to chase their dreams. Damn that hits close.

Thoughts with the family/friends of the pilot :/

That is some VERY busy airspace.

Prayers for all involved.

MTV

When I learned to fly up there in the early 70s, it was like flying in a beehive (and we did it without transponders or ADS-B!). So yeah, it's very busy. It's actually surprising that there aren't more mid-airs, but perhaps just like we did then, we really looked very hard outside for other airplanes.

Very sad.

Cary