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Not another plane crash… North Carolina
Condolences to the families of those affected.
I guess there is a nascar link?
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Greg Biffle and family. He was a former NASCAR driver.
This sucks. He was a god guy. Flew his helicopter to Western North Carolina after the disaster. https://www.foxnews.com/sports/airplane-linked-former-nascar-greg-biffle-crashes-north-carolina 
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Biffle family lost in an instant, quite saddened to read this, RIP.
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Well that sucks.
I used to get my red neck motorsports fix years back going to local dirt tracks. And? I saw Greg doing his thing up close and personal at a fun venue. Glad that I got to experience him doing his thing. This is a dark day. |
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That really sucks. He grew up near Portland, so I was always a fan of his while he was racing. In the last couple of years, he'd started a YouTube channel on the heels of his good buddy Cleetus McFarland aka Garrett Mitchell, as noted above; he was a fun loving guy who doted on his family, who were always in his videos. What a terrible tragedy.
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RIP to all that perished . Just terrible for surviving family and friends . And a week before Christmas
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The Biff and his family?! A true car guy and a huge loss. What a tragedy, so sad.
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Damn
. He really stepped up after last year's disaster ... bigly. Simply tragic ... RIP and condolonces to all. This sucks.... |
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This is really sad. A whole family at once, gone. May they all rest in peace.
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Man, this one hurts. I watched his video's along with Garrett's, flying into NC to help folks that had no hope. He seemed like a special dude. Damn, life just isn't fair.
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He’ll probable remembered for his work flying in supplies and rescuing people after the hurricanes in North Carolina
He was a good driver as well, won championships in trucks and Busch series. RIP
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With him flying the helicopter, I took it that he was flying the plane, but I don’t think that’s the case.
We haven’t flown as a family, but if we did, I’m thinking we will split up. What does everybody else do? |
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Online reports say the 1st landing attempt was aborted . So a fly around and then the crash on the 2nd attempt . Not sure if that is relevant or not . My BIL lives near the area of the crash and said the weather was misty/cloudy but nothing crazy . Has anyone heard anything different regarding the weather ?
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I think I saw a local report or something showing the path... I think it took off, then turned around very soon to return ... then ???.
The facts will come out ... Biffle was a good guy, and tho' I haven't kept up with Nascar.. but . He was personally flying his 'copter to aid folks and that made him a champion to me. RIP to all.. |
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I know we have some pilots here who probably frequent the aviation forums where technical discussion is the rule of the day. Hopefully we get some insight on this.
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This is very sad. RIP
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My buddy sent me a long recollection about Biffle. He is a serious car guy and painted some race cars for him. He also recalled (correctly) that we sat right at corner #1 low and right at the wall. Tire shreds kept falling into our oversize beers.
Good times. Thanks again Greg. |
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