Video taking off 38x its usual first day

Learjet co-pilot's family puts her qualifications before questions of blame

FOX 13 Tampa Bay's press conference recording draws an unusually large audience as her father and attorneys focus on her training and love of flying.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 449,569 views a day, 38 times a normal first day on this channel (11,965).

LIVE: Father of Learjet crash co-pilot speaks at press conference

Things we can learn from the video

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0:40The attorney says the family's purpose is to preserve the co-pilot's memory and reputation, not assign blame.
2:40The legal team declines questions about fault until official findings emerge.
4:06The attorney answers skepticism about her age by emphasizing her dedication and pilot training.
4:45Her father recalls her joy at earning money flying and her progression from his student to his instructor.
6:50Answering reporters in English, Portuguese and Spanish, he remembers flying together for coffee in Key West and Naples.

"The purpose of this is to preserve not just her memory, but her reputation," the family's attorney says at a press conference about the co-pilot killed with eight others in the Learjet crash.

Her father and legal representatives keep returning to that distinction: they want to explain who she was, not assign responsibility before investigators report their findings. Addressing questions about her age, the attorney describes the dedication and training behind her work as a jet co-pilot.

FOX 13 Tampa Bay's recording reached more than 323,000 views in its first 13 hours, far beyond the station's usual audience for a regular upload.

The father's memories give the qualifications a personal history. He introduced his daughter to aviation, then watched his student become his instructor. He recalls her happiness at being paid to fly and trips together for coffee in Key West and Naples.

"I wanted to be by her side inside the plane to help her," he says.

The attorneys decline questions about fault while the crash investigation continues. Her father leaves another intention on the record: "I'm going to find a way to make her proud."

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