Pilot Dad Has 11-yo Son Fly Plane As He Swills Beer - Then Crash - But Was It Jr's Fault ?

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Shocking video emerges of father drinking bottle of beer
while his 11-year-old son flies their private plane - as
cops investigate whether it happened just before fatal
crash that prompted his wife to kill herself

Garon Maia, 42, and his 11-year-old son, Francisco Maia,
died in a plane crash July 29

Now Brazilian authorities are looking into whether the
elder Maia allowed his son to fly the aircraft the day
of the accident as a video shows him operating it

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First off, Brazil ... "macho" counts.

Ummm ... while maybe not the BEST idea, small planes
are NOT very difficult to fly. Most 11-y-olds would
be perfectly up to the job with minimal training
so long as they can reach the rudder pedals.

LANDING them, esp under iffy conditions ... better go
for the 12-13 zone :-)

The western world has developed a bad habit of
"infantalizing" their youth when, according to
historical experience, it might be best to put
the youth into active, responsible, roles early on.
In short no more "teenagers", aimless, powerless,
societally ignorant and hostile.