Frank Davis, a Hang 3 pilot. dies here at Lookout Mountain. He was a good man, and always had a smile, and a kind word. He will be missed by all that knew him. The story, and video link to watch the story by Channel 9 is below. This photo was taken of him and his wife, Sue, a couple of years ago at our Halloween party.
A 64-year-old Douglasville, Georgia man dies after his hang glider goes down Saturday on Lookout Mountain.
Pastor John Smith of the Piney Grove Baptist Church in Trenton said Frank Davis "had two passions in life, skiing and hang gliding. Hang gliding was number one."
Enjoying that number-one passion is how Davis ended his 64-year-life. About 5:30 Saturday afternoon the car salesman from Douglasville Georgia was flying over the top of Lookout Mountain when his hang glider took a sudden turn, according to Dade County Sheriff's Department Major Jackie Womack.
Fellow pilots who were there say it appears Davis had a heart attack while he was aloft and tried to land as quickly as possible, but lost control in his steep decent and hit a tree. Major Womack said Davis was flown to Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga but later died from neck and head injuries.
"Just one of those things where you could just never anticipate. He was a really healthy guy, just happy-go-lucky. I guess we're all just in shock, nobody could believe it," Pastor Smith said.
Davis and his wife Susan loved Lookout Mountain and hang gliding so much, they were thinking about moving from Douglasville to a more permanent home near the flight park landing strip in Trenton, according to several hang gliders we spoke with.
Lookout Mountain Flight Park owner Matt Tabor said Davis bought a condo near the landing strip. In the last couple years they came up from the metro Atlanta area every other weekend to share flying and being with their new friends.
"That's what he wanted to do when he retired. They wanted to retire here, live here and hang glide anytime he could instead of doing it every other weekend," Pastor Davis said.
The Davis' also made Piney Grove Baptist Church their new home-away-from-home, meeting new friends and becoming active in Pastor Smith's congregation.
Pastor Smith recalled "most visitors at their first time at a church, they generally sit in the back and they certainly didn't sit in the back. Not Frank and Susan. They came right up to the front, second row right in front of the pulpit from that point on, that's where they always sat."
Funeral arrangements were being made Monday by Davis' family in Douglasville
Pastor John Smith of the Piney Grove Baptist Church in Trenton said Frank Davis "had two passions in life, skiing and hang gliding. Hang gliding was number one."
Enjoying that number-one passion is how Davis ended his 64-year-life. About 5:30 Saturday afternoon the car salesman from Douglasville Georgia was flying over the top of Lookout Mountain when his hang glider took a sudden turn, according to Dade County Sheriff's Department Major Jackie Womack.
Fellow pilots who were there say it appears Davis had a heart attack while he was aloft and tried to land as quickly as possible, but lost control in his steep decent and hit a tree. Major Womack said Davis was flown to Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga but later died from neck and head injuries.
"Just one of those things where you could just never anticipate. He was a really healthy guy, just happy-go-lucky. I guess we're all just in shock, nobody could believe it," Pastor Smith said.
Davis and his wife Susan loved Lookout Mountain and hang gliding so much, they were thinking about moving from Douglasville to a more permanent home near the flight park landing strip in Trenton, according to several hang gliders we spoke with.
Lookout Mountain Flight Park owner Matt Tabor said Davis bought a condo near the landing strip. In the last couple years they came up from the metro Atlanta area every other weekend to share flying and being with their new friends.
"That's what he wanted to do when he retired. They wanted to retire here, live here and hang glide anytime he could instead of doing it every other weekend," Pastor Davis said.
The Davis' also made Piney Grove Baptist Church their new home-away-from-home, meeting new friends and becoming active in Pastor Smith's congregation.
Pastor Smith recalled "most visitors at their first time at a church, they generally sit in the back and they certainly didn't sit in the back. Not Frank and Susan. They came right up to the front, second row right in front of the pulpit from that point on, that's where they always sat."
Funeral arrangements were being made Monday by Davis' family in Douglasville
Here's the link to the News video: http://www.newschannel9.com/video/index.php?bcpid=1111405995&bclid=1137849423&bctid=1527698262
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