David Koretz

CEO @CopilotIQ, angel investor (Rappi, Supabase, Hadrian, Astranis, Stoke Space, Colossal, Akido, Wintermute, Jeeves, OpenPhone) pilot, aspiring nomad.

[David Koretz @dkoretz]

Doctors used to taste test urine to check for diabetes. Said one, it was "wonderfully sweet as if it were imbued with honey or sugar."

In 100 years our healthcare will be viewed the same way

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@_LatinaForTrump Not really. When training you do a lot of short flights and missed approaches, so you're hitting every smallish airport and just avoiding the Bravo airspace (Miami, Orlando, Tampa)

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I was in a Learjet 60 that did an emergency landing in my early 20's and nearly crashed. Very lucky to be alive. Will never fly in a Learjet ever again.

I also got my pilot's license at the same place as the co-pilot of yesterday's crash, so it hits hard.

RIP to the families.

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@_LatinaForTrump No, Pompano Air Park (KPMP) for my PPL, and down in Miami at Opa Locka for my IFR

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@alijzimmerman @HOLLYTHEFIRST Agreed. It’s also pointless and highly unlikely. Going around a cell is usually a very small impact time-wise. And charter passengers are not dictating route

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@rightnGA I think that book is really for GA pilots.

ATP flying twin engine, 450kt jet at 51K feet is just a whole other animal IMO.

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When I started flying, one of the first books I read was called "The Killing Zone: How and Why Pilots Die."

On paper, it all looks stupid simple.

But then I lost my engine at low altitude while instrument training over Lake Okeechobee which is nothing but alligators and snakes

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@imyjimmy "minimum fuel" is a pilot's declaration that they have low reserves and could need to declare emergency if not routed direct.

You use it sparingly out of respect to ATC and other pilots. Only time in my flying I ever needed to.

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@SavedByHim2 @FreightAlley What do you think is on that checklist would have avoided this?

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@C19Reporter Remember they were at 35K feet. Little correlation to weather on the ground.

They also might have been in IMC which means they didn’t *see.* anything

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You’re obviously not a pilot. she was not PIC. She was not flying the plane. There can only be one pic and transfer is done with affirmative handoff.

So her job was managing radio, checklists, etc.

It wasn’t during sterile cockpit time, and isn’t prohibited by FAR. So if doing it over airplane WiFi and company allowed, then permitted.

I wasn’t in the air with them and you weren’t either. So stop latching on to a single text message and being so sanctimonious.

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@crentist_dds Florida weather is brutal and can change very fast

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@HOLLYTHEFIRST @alijzimmerman It's possible, but it wouldn't matter. Pilot in Command means exactly that.

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@groundshy Chute over that lake is just sending yourself as a care package to the alligators. ;)

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I trained at KPMP and then KOPL.

I lost it under foggles after going missed in an SR20 during instrument training. Lost cylinder first and saw engine spike yellow and then red, but was able to climb to 1200, turn downwind and get back to the field before engine completely failed.

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So PLEASE don't pretend you know all the facts, would have avoided the storm, or would have handled the radio better while pointing directly at the ground knowing you're about to die.

Just let their families grieve, and let the NTSB take the time to complete its investigation

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In my first ever solo flight as a student pilot, I had a plane at Pompano Airpark f up the pattern and got collision warning on my PDF as I was turning downwind.

I had a rude controller at PBI send me directly into a storm.

EVERY pilot on X has a war story or 10

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@FlagsUSN Every pilot I know, myself included, has found themselves in a situation they deeply regretted. If you're lucky, you get a good story. If not...

I wish people had the decency to not vilify a young deceased pilot, especially those with zero training & without all the facts

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@FELIPE75248 I respect your opinion and your experience.

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@JasonAdamKowal @FELIPE75248 Hard to assess pilot skill until we have a conclusive NTSB report.