Fallen JC member, Benjamin Hill aka BDHill1979

[TheShortOne]

Originally Posted by teetee

I believe it was him and his wife that we met at Red Iguana a while ago and my husband went shooting with him over the summer. From everything I knew he was a good guy! He will be missed for sure. I can't even imagine what his wife is going through right now!!! jtrain - do you have any way to contact Ben's wife so we can send flowers or something?

neither of us has contact info for her. We have have his cell phone but that's it. Joe might have more info though. He's supposed to be calling John soon. I'll let you know if we get an address or funeral info

[teetee]

Thanks!

[hack1982]

I never met the guy, but I know he was a great contributor to this site. I always enjoyed reading his input.

[Doug Taylor]

Originally Posted by jtrain609

Ben was a fantastic guy.

RIP.

+1



I'll be back to say some more a little later, just got off the road and got the news.

[MQAAord]

Never met him in person, but if his input here on JC was any measure of his IRL personality he must have been a fine individual.

A good member of our JC family is gone.

[ManlyAKpilot]

RIP

[Lima86]

Rip ben

[MFT1Air]

My prayers go out to his family and friends.

[SteveC]

Damn.

[WacoFan]

Great guy. Funny, thoughtful, and always willing to help with his insight. A big loss. RIP.

[Murdoughnut]

I remember how proud he was when he posted this ... just not fair.

[MikeOH58]

Tailwinds

[t-cart]

Maybe we as a collective group can pitch in and help defray some of the expenses that are sure to come to his family. Doug?

My heart aches for his family.

[the_dmn8tr]

RIP Ben

[MikeOH58]

I never met the man, but for what it's worth, short of Doug, BD was one of the most recognizable and familiar names on JC, at least in my experience.

[WacoFan]

Originally Posted by t-cart

Maybe we as a collective group can pitch in and help defray some of the expenses that are sure to come to his family. Doug?

My heart aches for his family.

Nice thought. I would expect his obit would have perhaps a fund at a local bank that could accept donations, but if not we could do something ourselves.

[Okie_Pilot]

R.I.P. Sir.

[Nigel Croker]

Originally Posted by Murdoughnut

I remember how proud he was when he posted this ... just not fair.

I did not know him, I am new to this forumn, but I will say while it seems unfair, and many will grieve, ' It truly is better to have lived, loved and lost, then to have never lived or loved at all"

I say this as someone who has lost 3 good friends to Aviation in the last 2 years, and I know that I may lose more, but like my friends, I am sure Ben was persuing life to the fullest and remember him for that by continuing on.
To those of you who knew him well carry his memory in your heart and he will live on, mabye post your memories of him as a way to honor him.

[MikeD]

RIP partner. Was great talking with you here.

As an aside for all, get used to this in aviation. Flying is one of those activities that comes with so much joy, fun and challenge; yet can turn and bite anyone of us with little to no notice....whether by our fault or not. Sometimes we're able to overcome it, sometimes not.

As I've always said here regards aviation:

"Anything and everything can happen at any given time, with or without prior notice....."

Enjoy the skies for eternity partner.

[N826AW]

Whoa met him at NJC'07 too. He constantly posts photos of his family and kids on FaceBook. He will be very missed. RIP man.

[Murdoughnut]

Originally Posted by Nigel Croker

I did not know him, I am new to this forumn, but I will say while it seems unfair, and many will grieve, ' It truly is better to have lived, loved and lost, then to have never lived or loved at all"

I say this as someone who has lost 3 good friends to Aviation in the last 2 years, and I know that I may lose more, but like my friends, I am sure Ben was persuing life to the fullest and remember him for that by continuing on.
To those of you who knew him well carry his memory in your heart and he will live on, mabye post your memories of him as a way to honor him.

Yeah, this is the second guy I've known to go down in an aircraft. I hate to say it, but the first one was a bit easier to swallow (despite having seen him the day before) because he was 100% responsible for what happened. These mechanical errors hurt in a different way. Man, this just sucks.

[Holocene]

Originally Posted by hack1982

I never met the guy, but I know he was a great contributor to this site. I always enjoyed reading his input.

+1, well said.

[Rocketman99]

Oh damn. RIP Ben.

[MikeD]

Originally Posted by Murdoughnut

Yeah, this is the second guy I've known to go down in an aircraft. I hate to say it, but the first one was a bit easier to swallow (despite having seen him the day before) because he was 100% responsible for what happened. These mechanical errors hurt in a different way. Man, this just sucks.

Am up to 4 hands that I can count the number of friends or collegues I lost in aviation.....it never gets any easier. As for the accident itself, just from the generic info in the story, with engine problems and a C-210, one really has their work cut out for them when that happens. Tough situation.

[Erik1010]

My condolences go out to his friends and family. RIP.