Great catch and nicely taken!
Beautiful shots by anyone's standards!
The story of John Denver’s plane crash begins on October 12, 1997, when he took off from Monterey Peninsula Airport, a small regional airport serving the Monterey, California area. He performed three touch-and-go landings before heading out over the Pacific Ocean. However, Denver was flying illegally, as he did not have a pilot’s license at this time.
In the aftermath of John Denver’s death, the NTSB determined that poor placement of a fuel selector valve diverted Denver’s attention from flying. They speculated that John Denver crashed his plane when he accidentally steered it into a nosedive because he couldn’t reach the handle.
The valve selector switches the fuel intake to the engine from one tank to another so the plane can keep flying without refueling.
Gasp, maybe he should have renewed his license after all. But, he is a star…
Well, that is a great start!
So much for a relaxing cigar!