Plane crashes into Tampa office tower

[lisa]

Originally posted by Whit
     Isn't ironic that a kid that's not old enough to drive in most states was piloting an aircraft?

Nothing ironic about it at all. He was piloting the aircraft illegally. Most states have minimum age for drivers licenses at 16 -- the same minimum age to solo an aircraft.

And there have been cases where children at various ages from 5 - 14 have killed themselves in automobiles.

Personally, unless the FAA does something stupid to not allow me to do so, I plan on giving my daughter flying lessons as early as she wants them. I like the idea that she would have some clue what to do should I pass out at the controls someday.