Friend #2
Appearances
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The Lies Beneath
Everybody rationalized it as give the man space. We knew what he was going through with the family by this point.
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The Lies Beneath
We had conversations all the time about, where's Mike? Have you seen Mike? Have you heard from Mike?
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The Lies Beneath
We were both volunteers for the Precious Metal Air Racing Team. Reno Air Racing has been compared to NASCAR of the sky. It's multiple planes on a closed course at one time. Speeds are up to 500 miles per hour. You're 50 feet off the ground. It's a huge adrenaline rush. We spent several years, several long nights, sometimes three days in a row working on the plane together.
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The Lies Beneath
The people who described him as a genius, I would agree. He just took care of it. He knew that the job was going to be completed as it should.
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The Lies Beneath
He was sleeping, living basically at the hangar. There was like a meeting room with some nice, big, comfortable couches. There was a shower there and a bathroom.
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The Lies Beneath
There was a time where I think Mike just needed to know what was going on at home. He and a friend would fly over Mike's house just to see whose truck was in the driveway, maybe just to make sure nobody was there.