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Pilot Safety Protocol in Focus After Selfie Caused 2014 Crash

A flight simulator
A flight simulator

Selfies were the cause of a small Colorado plane crash. The plane, which crashed last year, had a GoPro inside the cockpit. Investigators found video on the GoPro of the pilots taking photographs while in flight. WUFT's Darling Hill spoke with the University Air Center on the use of electronic devices in flight and safety protocols.

Darling is a reporter for WUFT News and can be contacted by calling 352-392-6397 or emailing news@wuft.org.