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Originally Posted by BigGuyFlying  Glad to hear you're ok Mur. I've only known you from a few posts, but remember about reading on your blog about you joining the PPA, and I was at work @ TPA when my friend (PLANECOOK) called me about it.
What a tragedy... St. Pete Times is now reporting "
The pilot was identified as Joseph P. Bellamy, 31, of Pinellas Park. Also onboard were his parents, Gordon D. Bellamy, 55, and Susan C. Bellamy, 53, both of Palatka. All three bodies were recovered from the submerged airplane by divers." |
Thanks BigGuy - I do appreciate your concern, like I said, it really means a lot to me. I just saw the pics of our plane in the water - what a horrible feeling. I loved that aircraft - I flew up to TLH with my safety pilot (the guy that called me to let me know) last Sunday in her.
Obviously my concerns about the airplane are a fraction of my overwhelming sadness for Joe and his parents. The world just lost another good man. Another guy in our club was supposed to take the a/c for the weekend but cancelled last minute - I sure hope he isn't beating himself up over it.
This is a truly great flying club - not sure what we're going to do going forward.