Ted Stevens, Longtime Senator, in Plane Crash

[Psi U MC Vito]

Originally Posted by epchick

I heard this on KLove, and the first thought that came into my mind is "I think vandalsquirrel is still in Alaska, hope she is ok and not on that plane."

RIP to all those who died and my condolences to their families.

Same EP. I'm almost positive she is still in Alaska.

[ComradesTrue]

Random personal connection:

When my husband was in medical school (in St. Louis) he did a month long rotation at that hospital in Dillingham. It's teeny-tiny. There are only 16 beds and 3 ER beds. They don't do any surgery there, instead they focus on OB and medical issues (heart attack, pneumonia, etc), and fly anyone who needs anything more critical to Anchorage.

Thoughts and prayers to those affected by the crash including those first responders and medical personal that cared for the survivors.

[VandalSquirrel]

Originally Posted by epchick

I heard this on KLove, and the first thought that came into my mind is "I think vandalsquirrel is still in Alaska, hope she is ok and not on that plane."

RIP to all those who died and my condolences to their families.

Originally Posted by Psi U MC Vito

Same EP. I'm almost positive she is still in Alaska.

Thanks for thinking of me, I made it back to Idaho.

I was only in Fairbanks for a couple of days but there were signs all over town that said "we love and miss you ted" and a lot of people were and are very upset by this. I was on the other side of the state, and I really could see Canada from my tent. I first heard of the crash and his death, and another subsequent crash, when I got off the boat in town headed to the air strip. Nothing like hearing about plane crashes when you're boarding a four seater plane on Friday the 13th.

Our pilot has GPS, but only operates with visible flight rules, and for me that's an extra safety measure. Normally we would take the float plane and land on the river, but it had a mechanical problem and we had to go upriver to an air strip and wait for the fog to lift in Fairbanks so he could leave. I've decided for my peace of mind I'm taking basic flight lessons so if I am in an emergency situation I can handle a plane and get more specific details via radio. There's little chance of anything happening, but heart attacks and aneurysms come out of nowhere and I'd prefer to be prepared.

RIP Uncle Ted http://tubesdance.ytmnd.com/ The internet is a series of tubes...how I will always remember him.