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PRIVATE PILOTS GO THROUGH MANY
HOURS OF TRAINING -- AND
DURING THAT, THEY DEAL WITH
DIFFERENT SCENARIOS... BOTH ON
THE GROUND... AND IN THE SKY.
NEWS 8'S BRIAN SPYROS HAS A
PRIVATE PILOTS LICENSE -- AND
HAS GONE THROUGH THAT TRAINING.
HE HAS "THIS" UNIQUE
PERSPECTIVE ON TODAY'S CRASH.
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THIS STORY - STILL
EVOLVING. WHAT WE DO KNOW IS
THAT THIS WAS A PIPER PA-38
AIRCRAFT. THIS IS NOT THE
EXACT AIRCRAFT BUT CERTAINLY
ONE SIMILAR TO IT. IT'S A TWO
SEATER PLANE.INSIDE IS VERY
SMALL. VERY BASIC. THIS TYPE
OF PLANE WOULD TYPICALLY BE
USED FOR FLIGHT TRAINING OR
PERSONAL USE. AS WE MENTIONED
- THE PLANE HAD JUST TAKEN OFF
GOING DOWN JUST A SHORT TIME
AFTER THAT. RIGHT NOW WE DON'T
KNOW IF THIS WAS CAUSED BY AN
ENGINE FAILURE OR SOMETHING
ELSE.LIKE THE MALFUNCTION OF
ONE OF THE CONTROLS.OR PILOT
ERROR. THROUGH OUR FLIGHT
TRAINING -- WE'RE TAUGHT THAT
IN THE EVENT OF AN ENGINE
FAULURE AFTER TAKEOFF YOU
NEED TO FIND AN OPEN SPACE AND
LAND STRAIGHT AHEAD IF YOU ARE
BELOW A THOUSAND FEET. IF YOU
ARE ABOVE A THOUSAND FEET
YOU'RE TRAINED TO TURN AROUND
AND TRY TO LAND BACK ON THE
RUNWAY. IT WOULD STAND TO
REASON THAT THE FLIGHT
INSTRUCTOR IN THIS CASE
WOULD'VE TAKEN CONTROL OF THE
AIRCRAFT AS SOON AS
BOTH PEOPLE REALIZED THEY WERE
FACED WITH A LIFE-THREATENING
EMEGRENCY. A LOT GOING ON HERE
AS EVERYONE TRIES TO FIGURE
OUT WHAT HAPPENED.
INVESTIGATORS CERTAINLY HAVE A
LOT TO LOOK INTO. REPORTING
FROM THE STUDIO.I'M BRIAN
SPYROS.WE'LL SEND IT BACK TO
YOU..