That visual of the crash near the turnpike… ugh.
Pittsfield skip = fatal domino. Lesson learned.
Overconfidence bias is deadly in aviation.
One minute more climb, one minute less fuel… chain reaction.
Imagine being the passenger… trusting your own brother.
Discipline > experience. Big takeaway.
“Fuel exhaustion” sounds simple, but the story is deep.
NTSB does amazing work uncovering layers here.
That Cessna 180 isn’t a forgiving machine, old-school stuff.
31,000 hours and still caught off guard… wow.