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Former instructor remembers Learjet co-pilot Nathalia Filgueiras, 20, after Florida crash

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The New York Post, The Daily Wire and the Daily Mail report that Nathalia Filgueiras, 20, died after a Learjet 60 she was co-piloting crashed near West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday. The outlets say the jet was flying to the Bahamas from Texas when it stalled while attempting to fly over a storm and nosedived. The Daily Mail reports that all nine people on board were killed and the jet exploded. Federal authorities are investigating the crash. Her flight instructor, Chris Kirk, posted on Facebook that she was the most naturally gifted pilot he had taught in 40 years and that she had earned her license in high school.

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A Learjet 60 crashed near West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday after stalling while flying over a storm.
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The 20-year-old co-pilot, Nathalia Filgueiras, died in the crash.
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The Daily Mail reports that all nine people on board were killed.
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Federal authorities are investigating the crash.
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Her former flight instructor, Chris Kirk, said on Facebook that she was the most naturally gifted pilot he had taught.
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All three outlets report that a 20-year-old co-pilot died in the Learjet crash in Florida and that her former instructor praised her flying. Only the right side is present, so the coverage centres on the instructor’s tribute and the personal tragedy rather than the crash mechanics.

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Headlines focus on the personal story of the young pilot, using her instructor’s praise and emotive words such as tragic, horrific and born to fly; The Daily Wire’s headline is the most emotionally heavy.
20-Year-Old Pilot Who Died In Sensational language“Horrific Crash”The adjective adds emotional drama to the description of the crash in the outlet's own voice.More neutral: CrashDisagree with this highlight? Remembered As Rare Talent Who Was ‘Born To Fly’
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20-Year-Old Pilot Who Died In Horrific Crash Remembered As Rare Talent Who Was ‘Born To Fly’
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Tragic Learjet co-pilot Nathalia Filgueiras’ instructor calls her ‘most naturally gifted’ aviator he’s ever taught: ‘That young lady was born to fly!’
The 20-year-old co-pilot on the doomed Learjet that crashed in Florida last weekend was remembered by her flying instructor as “the most naturally gifted pilot" who was "born to fly!"
7 hr agoRead at New York Post (opens in a new tab)
The Daily WireFar Right
20-Year-Old Pilot Who Died In Sensational language“Horrific Crash”The adjective adds emotional drama to the description of the crash in the outlet's own voice.More neutral: CrashDisagree with this highlight? Remembered As Rare Talent Who Was ‘Born To Fly’
The 20-year-old co-pilot aboard the Learjet that crashed in Florida last weekend is being remembered by her former flight instructor as “naturally gifted. …
7 hr agoRead at The Daily Wire (opens in a new tab)
Daily MailRight
Tragic Learjet co-pilot, 20, was incredibly talented aviator who 'aced' her exams, grieving instructor says
Nathalia Filgueiras died on Sunday after the Learjet she was co-piloting with Jeff Gregory, 55, lost control and plummeted tens of thousands of feet into the ground near West Palm Beach.
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Former instructor remembers Learjet co-pilot Nathalia Filgueiras, 20, after Florida crash

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Tragic Learjet co-pilot Nathalia Filgueiras’ instructor calls her ‘most naturally gifted’ aviator he’s ever taught: ‘That young lady was born to fly!’

20-Year-Old Pilot Who Died In Sensational language“Horrific Crash”The adjective adds emotional drama to the description of the crash in the outlet's own voice.More neutral: CrashDisagree with this highlight? Remembered As Rare Talent Who Was ‘Born To Fly’

Tragic Learjet co-pilot, 20, was incredibly talented aviator who 'aced' her exams, grieving instructor says

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Tragic Learjet co-pilot Nathalia Filgueiras’ instructor calls her ‘most naturally gifted’ aviator he’s ever taught: ‘That young lady was born to fly!’

20-Year-Old Pilot Who Died In Horrific CrashSensational language“Horrific Crash”The adjective adds emotional drama to the description of the crash in the outlet's own voice.More neutral: CrashDisagree with this highlight? Remembered As Rare Talent Who Was ‘Born To Fly’

Tragic Learjet co-pilot, 20, was incredibly talented aviator who 'aced' her exams, grieving instructor says

How the coverage built up

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20-Year-Old Pilot Who Died In Sensational language“Horrific Crash”The adjective adds emotional drama to the description of the crash in the outlet's own voice.More neutral: CrashDisagree with this highlight? Remembered As Rare Talent Who Was ‘Born To Fly’