Landis = Certaintly had a hand in the tragedy, but I think it was right he didn't go to jail.
Pilots = Guilty, seems as though they never cared!
After the tragedy, Landis was very sorry. But the pilots stated that they merely had a tough year. Landis has bounced back, which is good. Some people are mad at him for being so quirky in some of his American Werewolf In London and Animal House interviews, but, seriously. It's been 25 years, he should be over it. The pilots were never sorry.
@ChatterBeastOfHell I'm sorry to hear that the pilots were never sorry. Dorcey Wingo thought Vic had 5 seconds to spare. Landis got off because according to Ron LaBrecque a production official, the jury misunderstood the judge’s instructions as saying that the defendants had to believe they were putting people in danger rather than that they should have known it. Lois Rogers the jury foreperson would later state, “I don’t believe that I ever thought that they believed there was any danger.”
@1915fas I actually know Dorcey Wingo. He piloted the chopper that crashed that night, and he has told me on several occasions of how that night will forever haunt him. When the helicopter was disabled, he was actually trying to escape the scene because of the buffetting the chopper was copping. This incident sickened Dorcey to his very soul, and of course he was extremely sorry this had ever happened.
@ChatterBeastOfHell pilots never sorry? they did as they were told, to fly 20 feet over them and they new that pyrotechnics were going on, once the rotors get shot off or stop working on a heli your pretty much a passenger. ZERO control on the way down once that goes off. no way is that the pilots fault
@stewballmax3 I thought it was lovely as well. His grave was in a bad state, as you can see, but I took the liberty of giving it a clean. I left everything that was on the headstone there, but just moved it to the side. I sat by Vic's grave for about half an hour, just reflecting and talking to him. I grew up watching him, and, to me, it was a very private and moving time.
Landis = Certaintly had a hand in the tragedy, but I think it was right he didn't go to jail.
Pilots = Guilty, seems as though they never cared!
After the tragedy, Landis was very sorry. But the pilots stated that they merely had a tough year. Landis has bounced back, which is good. Some people are mad at him for being so quirky in some of his American Werewolf In London and Animal House interviews, but, seriously. It's been 25 years, he should be over it. The pilots were never sorry.
ChatterBeastOfHell 5 months ago 2
@ChatterBeastOfHell I'm sorry to hear that the pilots were never sorry. Dorcey Wingo thought Vic had 5 seconds to spare. Landis got off because according to Ron LaBrecque a production official, the jury misunderstood the judge’s instructions as saying that the defendants had to believe they were putting people in danger rather than that they should have known it. Lois Rogers the jury foreperson would later state, “I don’t believe that I ever thought that they believed there was any danger.”
1915fas 5 months ago
@1915fas I actually know Dorcey Wingo. He piloted the chopper that crashed that night, and he has told me on several occasions of how that night will forever haunt him. When the helicopter was disabled, he was actually trying to escape the scene because of the buffetting the chopper was copping. This incident sickened Dorcey to his very soul, and of course he was extremely sorry this had ever happened.
Kaffyboy 5 months ago
@ChatterBeastOfHell pilots never sorry? they did as they were told, to fly 20 feet over them and they new that pyrotechnics were going on, once the rotors get shot off or stop working on a heli your pretty much a passenger. ZERO control on the way down once that goes off. no way is that the pilots fault
dylanhelmer 2 months ago
I LOVE the inscription...as it perfectly suits him. Many thanks for sharing this most poignant and moving installment.
Pax,
Max
stewballmax3 1 year ago
@stewballmax3 I thought it was lovely as well. His grave was in a bad state, as you can see, but I took the liberty of giving it a clean. I left everything that was on the headstone there, but just moved it to the side. I sat by Vic's grave for about half an hour, just reflecting and talking to him. I grew up watching him, and, to me, it was a very private and moving time.
Kaffyboy 1 year ago