I am the niece of Mike Dacre, and I would just like to add how disgusted I am with some peoples comments on this page! This man was my uncle, and if you knew the devistation this accident has caused across our family! How dare you be so cold towards someone just trying to make a difference... I am sure it is more than most of you have done, and will ever do in your lifetime. Have some respect to the people who do not fail, but merely take risks everday, to make your life easier and more convienient... which is the sacrifice my uncle made. This is someones brother, uncle and fathers life you are finding comical and you should be ashamed of yourselves.
I would also like to thank all of you who have paid tributes to Mike Dacre over the past 24 hours.
I knew your uncle as well...He was a great human being who had a dream and a vision for a better tomorrow for all of us and the next generations to come...I respect and admire him...He was my HERO...He had a dream and he set out to achieve it...He was very very brave and honourable in doing what he set out to do...
I am so sorry for your loss and wish that he rests in peace...
I love to read the posts on Engadget, but I almost never post comments/respond to comments due to the frequently shameful content I see in response to stories like this one. I figure the folks who have nothing better to do than to disrespect a man's untimely death on a blog posting are likely miserable human beings with pathetic lives anyway (when was the last time any of THEM invented anything?!), and I just don't see how anything productive can come out of engaging them when they make such ridiculous/stupid/insensitive statements.
That being said, I'm observing a moment of silence today in honor of your uncle. I have absolutely no connection with him personally or with his enterprise, but I understand and greatly respect the "type" of person he was. Quite simply, if it were not for folks like your uncle, we would all be living in pre-industrial conditions with much, much lower quality of life (and longevity). Individuals like your uncle have an incredible amount of audacity: it takes audacity not only to think/dream of inventions such as your uncle's air taxi (a smart, innovative idea) in the first place, but also to maintain focus and optomism in the face of skeptical critics; it requires audacity to take actual steps to make the dream a reality, especially in terms of gaining the help and support of others; finally, it takes an incredible amount of audacity to step into the realm of the unknown and actually put one's ideas to a "real world" test. There is no way to shortchange this process, and it requires brave, confident, risk-taking individuals who believe their ideals are "bigger" than themselves as individuals; this is a rare breed of human, but our world absolutely needs them.
I'm truly sorry for the loss to your family. Please understand that there are plenty of us out here who respect what he (and people like him) do, and we understand that they have had a HUGE influence on everything available to us today that leads to the high quality of life that is now available. Take comfort and pride in knowing that he was a true visionary and pioneer, and that he gave his life in pursuit of goals and objectives that he firmly believed in (you are absolutely correct in calling this a "sacrifice"). I cannot think of a better type of person for young people to look to as role models, and he will undoubtedly have a positive impact in this regard also.
You're trying too hard 'The Internet Is Serious Business', and the thing you chose to 'make your mark' isn't as original as you think, internet is full of clones of you.
Samantha, was you uncle ex Army Air Corps? If so I and many others who served with him would be glad if you would please visit armyaviation.co.uk and apply for membership
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I am the niece of Mike Dacre, and I would just like to add how disgusted I am with some peoples comments on this page!
This man was my uncle, and if you knew the devistation this accident has caused across our family!
How dare you be so cold towards someone just trying to make a difference... I am sure it is more than most of you have done, and will ever do in your lifetime.
Have some respect to the people who do not fail, but merely take risks everday, to make your life easier and more convienient... which is the sacrifice my uncle made.
This is someones brother, uncle and fathers life you are finding comical and you should be ashamed of yourselves.
I would also like to thank all of you who have paid tributes to Mike Dacre over the past 24 hours.
All my love Uncle Mike!
Dear Samantha,
I knew your uncle as well...He was a great human being who had a dream and a vision for a better tomorrow for all of us and the next generations to come...I respect and admire him...He was my HERO...He had a dream and he set out to achieve it...He was very very brave and honourable in doing what he set out to do...
I am so sorry for your loss and wish that he rests in peace...
I love to read the posts on Engadget, but I almost never post comments/respond to comments due to the frequently shameful content I see in response to stories like this one. I figure the folks who have nothing better to do than to disrespect a man's untimely death on a blog posting are likely miserable human beings with pathetic lives anyway (when was the last time any of THEM invented anything?!), and I just don't see how anything productive can come out of engaging them when they make such ridiculous/stupid/insensitive statements.
That being said, I'm observing a moment of silence today in honor of your uncle. I have absolutely no connection with him personally or with his enterprise, but I understand and greatly respect the "type" of person he was. Quite simply, if it were not for folks like your uncle, we would all be living in pre-industrial conditions with much, much lower quality of life (and longevity). Individuals like your uncle have an incredible amount of audacity: it takes audacity not only to think/dream of inventions such as your uncle's air taxi (a smart, innovative idea) in the first place, but also to maintain focus and optomism in the face of skeptical critics; it requires audacity to take actual steps to make the dream a reality, especially in terms of gaining the help and support of others; finally, it takes an incredible amount of audacity to step into the realm of the unknown and actually put one's ideas to a "real world" test. There is no way to shortchange this process, and it requires brave, confident, risk-taking individuals who believe their ideals are "bigger" than themselves as individuals; this is a rare breed of human, but our world absolutely needs them.
I'm truly sorry for the loss to your family. Please understand that there are plenty of us out here who respect what he (and people like him) do, and we understand that they have had a HUGE influence on everything available to us today that leads to the high quality of life that is now available. Take comfort and pride in knowing that he was a true visionary and pioneer, and that he gave his life in pursuit of goals and objectives that he firmly believed in (you are absolutely correct in calling this a "sacrifice"). I cannot think of a better type of person for young people to look to as role models, and he will undoubtedly have a positive impact in this regard also.
Your uncle made a real impact in his field!
You're trying too hard 'The Internet Is Serious Business', and the thing you chose to 'make your mark' isn't as original as you think, internet is full of clones of you.
Samantha, was you uncle ex Army Air Corps? If so I and many others who served with him would be glad if you would please visit armyaviation.co.uk and apply for membership