Mike Mangold

[Colonel]

Well, I don't think his W+B was the problem,
despite what the aviation experts might think.

Flames out the back of the L39.

Fuck.  He was a really great guy, and a good
stick, but single engine with cold seats has
a certain vulnerability:

http://www.vvng.com/famous-red-bull-pilot-killed-in-apple-valley-plane-crash/

http://www.vvng.com/2-dead-after-plane-crashed-in-apple-valley/

[Cdnpilot77]

I had the pleasure of chatting him and hanging on his every word for about 30minutes in the high flyers lounge at Red Bull Air races.  He seemed like a real class act and very approachable!  I would have stayed months to listen to some of his stories. 

[Colonel]

Happier days:




He issued me my L29 type rating in that airplane  :-\