P51 crashes at air show

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by CaptainHaplo

I'd rather have a 74 year old experienced pilot than a 25 year old wet behind the ears one.

Many people better be thankful he was experienced. Word from the scene is that it was a mechanical issue of some sort, and that the aircraft behavior indicates the pilot did all he could to avoid an even bigger tragedy. If it had been an inexperienced pilot behind the stick, its likely many more would be dead today.

I am under 40, but I have a serious issue with saying that age alone should disqualify a person from doing something. There are people at 65 who should not even be allowed to drive, and there are people at 80 who do just fine. Generalities are not a basis for restricting the rights of people.

I'm not sure why your last paragraph reads like it does because I see no evidence of any contributor on this thread either generalising or saying that age alone should disqualify a person from doing something.