Simviation Forum - Kyle and Amanda Franklin injured during forced landing

Mar 13^th, 2011 at 4:28pm

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Terrible, but it could have been worse... let's wish them both a speedy recovery.

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Reply #1 - Mar 13^th, 2011 at 4:36pm

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I wish them both a full recovery, but with those level of burns things are going to be tough.....

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Reply #2 - Mar 13^th, 2011 at 8:10pm

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Their families have endured a lot of tragedy from airshow flying, with the deaths of both fathers, and Amanda's brother Matt being seriously injured last year in a crash. I wish them both a speedy recovery.

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Reply #3 - Mar 18^th, 2011 at 9:58am

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I've seen them perform twice, they put on a great show. After what has happened to their families, they kept on flying and I'll be they will still get back in the air after they recover too. I wish them the swiftest recovery.

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Reply #4 - Mar 18^th, 2011 at 11:26pm

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They are very nice people, I met them a few times while working at the airport.

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Reply #5 - Mar 19^th, 2011 at 11:03am

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I talked to a friend of a friend of the family this morning. Kyle is doing fairly well and should be out of the hospital in a matter of weeks. Amanda is pretty severely burned, and will have a long road ahead of her. I too had the chance to meet them when they stopped through, a very nice couple. I've met Matt, her brother, as well, when him and his dog spent the better part of a week here with a friend.

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Reply #6 - Mar 20^th, 2011 at 11:29am

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DaveSims wrote on Mar 19^th, 2011 at 11:03am:

I talked to a friend of a friend of the family this morning. Kyle is doing fairly well and should be out of the hospital in a matter of weeks. Amanda is pretty severely burned, and will have a long road ahead of her.

Glad to hear that they are both "out of the woods"... I know that they will help each other through this.

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Reply #7 - May 27^th, 2011 at 10:53am