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Me too doesn't sound good but everything crossed for him and the pilot.raefil;n3425466 said:I was just reading about this, dreadful news.
paddysr;n3425507 said:News report saying red flares seen during search which suggests they may have got out alive
chrisrw;n3425543 said:The Piper Malibu is a superb small and very fast aircraft but in no way suitable for an amateur pilot. I do not know the qualifications of the pilot in this case so not making any allegations.
jakehake;n3425834 said:It's also relatively notorious for breaking up mid-air at a much higher rate than planes would be expected too. Also the plane operator manual has a glaring omission regarding a specific pitot heater if heading into icy/cold conditions (presumably much like flying from land and suddenly over sea on a very cold evening)
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/new...airplane-break-up-in-the-sky/article18447534/
The plane that was carrying the missing Premier League footballer Emiliano Sala has been found, his family has been told.
A search boat located the wreckage on the seabed of the English Channel this morning.
The Piper Malibu aircraft disappeared from radars close to the Channel Islands on 21 January.
Both pilot David Ibbotson and the Argentinian footballer are missing presumed dead.
Sala had just completed a £15m transfer to Cardiff City from French club Nantes.
Two vessels were looking for traces of the missing plane after a successful online appeal to fund the effort.
The team had reduced their search area to just four square miles.