He'd talk about the feelings of taking off and landing. He never stopped talking about hang gliding. The Federal Aviation Administration has been notified of the crash, police said. "He was always happy to help - sharing information, offering tips. Odenwald was the only person on the hang glider at the time of the crash. That's where Stoller, founder and director of At The Podium, which finds speaking engagements for professionals, met Trueblood. He celebrated his 44th birthday last week, proposed to his girlfriend and just moved to Shelton.Įvery Wednesday morning, he would attend the weekly meeting of the Business and Networking International group at the Trumbull library. Trueblood, a 1990 graduate of Fairfield High School, owned Technology and Service Group. He's the type of person who would give you the shirt off his back." "That's me doing the singing, he's doing the backup, the keyboards, guitar - it was very beautiful," Davis said. Just type in Poets North in the search section, Davis said. The pair recorded some tracks that are retained on. Davis Jr., of Ansonia.Īt that time, Trueblood was working as a recording engineer at Horizon Sound in Stratford, Davis said. "We met back around 2000 and have been friends ever since," said William F. It followed computers, which became his profession, music - he played the guitar and keyboards - rock climbing and piloting radio-controlled helicopters. The Le Sueur County Sheriffs Office says the 'motorized or powered' hang. Hang gliding was Trueblood's latest hobby. A 60-year-old man was hospitalized Wednesday after a hang glider crash in southern Minnesota. This was a guy who wouldn't think about driving without his seat belt buckled."Īnd Grinvalsky called Trueblood "a great father to his kids" - two boys 20 and 15, and a 17-year-old daughter." "He wasn't a daredevil," said Kevin Grinvalsky, of Stratford. "That's why we're thinking it was a medical issue."īlack said New York State Police have recovered two cameras from Trueblood's glider, hoping to find answers. It's one of the safest ones," said Black, who instructed Trueblood on his first 10 flights. Witnesses told Black the pilot didn't appear to divert the hang-glider away from the mountain.
"It's a fluke," said Black, who was not at the scene but has talked to several who were.
Moreover, responders transported the pilot with a. Then, the wingtip of the hang glider struck the ground, causing the aircraft to crash nose-first. Reports revealed that the two-seat ultra-light veered to the left after take off. Shortly after 6 p.m., Trueblood's Freedom glider flew straight into a mountainside near state Route 52 in Wawarsing, N.Y., killing the father of three and shocking everyone who knew him. According to Mohave County Sheriff’s officials, the incident happened at around 9:30 a.m., north of Kingman. One of the two hang glider pilots to crash at an aerobatics event Saturday in San Bernardino has died, according to the San Bernardino County coroners.
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