Charles Schneider was on board a Cirrus SR22 that went out of control on approach in Tennessee on December 16. [Screengrab from youtube.com]
Key Takeaways:
Charles Schneider, CEO of MyGoFlight and a figure exemplifying the close-knit, family-oriented general aviation community, tragically died in an aircraft accident on December 16.
Schneider was flight testing and demonstrating MyGoFlight's SkyDisplay heads-up display (HUD), a technology he developed, in his Cirrus SR22 when the fatal incident occurred at McGhee-Tyson Airport.
The SkyDisplay HUD, consisting of an AID and a projection unit, had achieved DO-160 certification and garnered pre-orders for installation in various aircraft, including firefighting planes and business jets.
The cause of the accident is currently under investigation, with the aviation community awaiting findings to learn any potential lessons from the tragic event.
The general aviation family is a close-knit one, for a lot of reasons.
Because those who develop new technology for light aircraft often do so out of passion, it follows that they involve their own families in the effort—and by doing so enhance the congenial spirit we find at trade shows and fly-ins, all the way up to high-level board meetings.
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