[cashflyer]

The official FAA determination was that the plane encountered wind shear on takeoff.
NTSB is still out to lunch, but will likely just agree with the FAA.

My back offers up almost daily reminders that it is damaged. Usually in the form of soreness at the end of the day - no matter what my level of exertion for the day has been. Just one of those things you learn to live with.

No more pulling engines out with my bare hands or lifting fat chicks over my head - but for the most part my routine has not changed. I still wrench on helicopters, and I still fly. The guy who was PIC of the crash has not flown alone since the accident. He is still second-guessing his actions. Even at the anniversary dinner last night, it was clear that it weighs heavily on him.