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There is no peace for the loved ones of Jessica Dubroff. The death of the seven-year-old pilot, who had been attempting to become the youngest person ever to fly cross-country, tore at the nation's heartstrings after her Cessna went down shortly after take-off during an icy rainstorm near Cheyenne, Wyoming, last April. Perhaps inevitably, Jessica's survivors are heading to court: her stepmother, Melinda Dubroff, is suing Jessica's natural mother, Lisa Blair Hathaway, over the life-insurance benefits of Jessica's father, who also died in the crash. Hathaway, for her part, has filed...
...seem to be forgetting--both those of us who want to be 10 again and those who want to lock up 10-year-olds in the pen--is that childhood is not just a triumph of miniaturization. Kids really are different, which is what seven-year-old pilot Jessica Dubroff's death last April should have taught us. And the line dividing the kids from the grownups is at least as serious and consequential as that other life-cycle boundary we fuss so much about--the one separating a fetus from a human being...
...JESSICA DUBROFF'S LAST FLIGHT In the beginning it may have been the father's idea for Jessica Dubroff to make the cross-country trip at the age of seven [NATION, April 22], but she loved to fly. Whether she made the flight for the world record or simply for the love of flying, the choice was ultimately left up to her. Society is always looking for an answer to every tragedy, but it should take into consideration that this little girl set and accomplished goals for herself that 80-year-olds probably have not. I hope those who point...
...time and for making safety decisions. I knew Lloyd for almost 50 years. He was a warm, tender, loving, caring man. Lloyd and Jessica's flight was not a publicity stunt. The idea for this father-daughter adventure came about long before the news media became involved. DUNCAN D. DUBROFF Houston...
...unfortunate death of Jessica Dubroff has nothing to do with the expression "child pilots." It is a story about a certified flight instructor and his judgment. Sadly, his aircraft carried two passengers--Jessica and her father. JORN HARALD ANDERSEN Horten, Norway Via E-mail