I am not proposing that the
instructor be treated more harshly than he already is, but I do think
the knee-jerk response of authorities, who typically overreact in their
treatment of youthful offences in the wake of any tragedy, needs to be
reexamined.
If the instructor's conduct
merits no more than misdemeanor charges, then so should that of the underage
student pilot, regardless of who was actually at the controls. If the
incident warrants harsher treatment because of the endangerment to those
at the fair, given recent events, then the instructor should share that
treatment as the person who was really in command of the aircraft.
Harrison Lobdell III
Fayetteville
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