Richard McSpadden dies; bummer news for aviation enthusiasts

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He works for AOPA Air Safety Institute and hosts a lot of videos discussing aviation crashes. Whenever a small plane crashed, I'd look for his early analysis video for how it happened. Crazy that he'd be killed in a plane crash himself as the guy's whole schtick is flying safely. He was also flying with a former Patriot's player from the 70s, Russ Francis. They said McSpadden was in the right seat which implies he was either an instructor or a passenger; updates to come.





Example of his work:



AOPA has a great "Air Disasters"-like series as well with a different narrator. Great look in the mindset of pilots and the environment and how piloting errors cause crashes:

 
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