One of The Saddest Stories I’ve told… | The Horizon Q400 theft

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• ME

  @MentourPilot · 1 year ago · pinned

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• RE

  @ReelRai · 10 months ago

  &quot;Just a broken guy with a few screws loose&quot; - makes a grown man get teary eyed. Fly high.

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• DA

  @darknet180 · 1 year ago

  some of his radio traffic is haunting. The combination of calm, humor, and depression is hard to listen to.

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• JO

  @JohnJacobJingleheimerSchmidt7 · 1 year ago

  I work with people who have attempted suicide. The hardest cases for me are always the people who are kindhearted, despite it all - like this guy clearly is. They try to avoid harm to others in the fallout at all costs - unable to recognize that the only thing everybody wants from them is for them to be safe and okay.<br><br>I had one guy block traffic for three hours trying to jump on a bridge, then later burst into tears when he learned that his attempt caused the police captain to miss his daughter’s birthday party. He asked to call the guy to personally apologize. It’s heartbreaking to know that somebody can have so much love for others but have a hard time loving themselves

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• YU

  @YuBeace · 6 months ago (edited)

  “I hope this doesn’t ruin your day” is the biggest ever indicator that he had no self worth whatsoever. Not a single idea of how much a human life, especially his own, could be worth to a stranger. This one statement gave away so much of his point of view. He truly believed it was possible this wouldn’t impact anybody at all.

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• DA

  @daniilskorinkin8639 · 1 year ago

  the fact that he managed a sucessful barrel roll on a commercial airplaine having 0 real flying experience before that... blows my mind

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• TI

  @tiagodeaviz · 1 year ago

  Man, when he said about doing the Barrel Roll, nose down and call it a day.. What an eerie thing to hear... I loved how caring this episode was written, you guys are very compassionate and great human beings.

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• AK

  @Akieta · 1 year ago

  We call him &quot;Sky King&quot; here in Washington, and I&apos;ve never once heard anyone say anything negative about him.

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• FL

  @FlamboyantOctopus · 10 months ago

  He was joking when he said, &quot;Dammit Andrew, people&apos;s lives are at stake!&quot; &nbsp;It sounds like it came from some movie quote.

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• CS

  @CSOCSO · 1 year ago

  I remember a comment about him that stuck with me;<br>&quot;He did not go up there to die, he went up there to live&quot;

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• AB

  @abifaiq9645 · 1 year ago

  The ATC here was the star of this sad incident. He managed to talk his way through to set a light tone and kept Russell calm.

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• SW

  @SwiftieXinfinity · 1 year ago

  He and I both were contractors from different companies working with Alaska Air/Horizon Air. I remember we would occasionally see each other in passing on our shifts and smile, wave, or say hello. We never spoke to each other or anything, just being friendly Washingtonians with strangers. <br><br>When I heard about this happening, I no longer worked at the airport but, was shocked by the footage and audio of this!! It was heartbreaking listening to the audio and knowing he perished in the crash. <br><br>When they announced his name (which I never knew) and I saw his photo. I recognized him instantly and it made his story even more crushing knowing he was a friendly &amp; nice guy that I knew in passing. My condolences to his friends and family. Godspeed, Beebo. 💔🙏

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