Age: 35
Sex: Male
Occupation: Seasonal worker for the Missouri Department of Transportation
Manner of Death: Run over by an 18-wheeler about noon yesterday on I-44 in Webster County, MO while installing a road sign memorializing a Highway Patrol officer who was run over near the same spot a year ago.
Age: 28
Sex: Male
Occupation: MC/lyricist for the Lawrence, KS rap group Da BombSquad
Manner of Death: Found dead along the side of 40 Hwy just west of Lawrence on Oct. 15, foul play.
According to Lawrence.com as of Oct. 16, there are no upcoming shows scheduled. I would imagine that will continue to be the case.
"The most dangerous part about flying is the drive to the airport," Stanger said. "It's a wing. It's very safe. It's the wing that flies, it's not the engine."
“Really, anyone can learn how to fly. If you can drive a bus, you can fly an airplane. But to learn quickly takes money and time. Of course, Cory had plenty of money, and it was the off-season, so he had the time.”
Lidle, who is making $3.3 million this season, met with Stanger twice a week, for three or four hours at a time, all winter. He became queasy once, Stanger said, somewhere over New Mexico while returning from Texas. Otherwise, Lidle was a natural.
Part of Stanger’s job is to surprise students by simulating emergencies. He will pull the throttle to the idle position, essentially letting the plane coast as if the engine were failing.
Other times, he said, he would instruct a student to wear blinders so only the instrument panel was visible, simulating bad weather. Then Stanger would tilt the plane nose-high or nose-low, making the student recover by trusting the instruments.
“Most people get kind of ruffled,” Stanger said. “He was like, ‘O.K., no big deal.’ A lot of it is his mental state.
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If Lidle re-signs with the Yankees, he would fly at his own risk; in the Yankees’ standard contract, a player who injures himself in an off-field activity like flying would jeopardize the guaranteed money in his deal.
Age: 26
Sex: Male
Occupation: Flight Instructor, owner of StangAir in La Verne, CA
Manner of Death: Was in the plane piloted by Cory Lidle when it crashed into a New York skyscraper.
Hmmm... I guess he should have checked it a little more thoroughly...
Age: 34
Sex: Male
Occupation: MLB pitcher, New York Yankees and formerly the Philadelphia Phillies
Manner of Death: Piloting airplane that developed a fuel problem, crashed into a Manhattan high-rise while attempting to return to the airport.