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 known for embodying the close-knit family spirit in general aviation, died in an aircraft accident on December 16.
Schneider was flight-testing his company's innovative SkyDisplay heads-up display (HUD) in his Cirrus SR22 when the aircraft went down on approach at McGhee-Tyson Airport.
The SkyDisplay HUD, developed by MyGoFlight, consisted of an AID and a projection unit, and had seen successful installations in firefighting aircraft and secured pre-orders for other aircraft types.
The general aviation community expresses a significant sense of loss, with an ongoing investigation into the accident's cause aiming to provide lessons.
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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