TINA L. SCOTT
EDITOR
The headline in the May 20, 2021, edition of the Foto News described the Beech C23 as an “ultra-light plane,” but licensed pilot Kip Werner called in to say that to classify the aircraft that crashed as an “ultra-light” was an error, advising that ultra-lights are defined by the FAA as an aircraft weighing not less than 254 pounds empty weight, excluding floats and safety devices and having a maximum fuel capacity of 5 gallons and a top speed of 63 mph [calibrated airspeed at full power in level flight]. Thank you to our faithful Foto News readers for your loyal readership. And thanks for calling in, Kip! This editor just learned something new.
On another note, since publication, the passenger in that plane crash, Stan Janowiak, also confirmed that he did seek medical attention on his own after walking away from the aircraft and, in addition to bruises, he did sustain a compression fracture of one of his vertebrae. He is also experiencing a flare-up of another medical condition as a result of the crash.