re: Plane that departed Gonzales has crashed in Tennessee.

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Jenny Blaylock is a perfect example of why private pilots with their own airplanes will get themselves killed. It blows my mind that you can own a plane and do long cross country flights without your instrument rating.

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That’s exactly my point. It doesn’t take that much effort to get a PPL. Anyone can do it. Just because someone has a PPL doesn’t mean he or she is capable of flying a plane.

Airline transport pilot licenses require at least 1500 hours of flying yet almost all major commercial airlines won’t even look at your application if you don’t have at least double the minimum amount.