In his brief time flying his brand-new $389,000 plane, former Phillies ace Roy Halladay could barely contain his thrill at piloting the futuristic aircraft.
“I keep telling my dad flying the Icon A5 low over the water is like flying a fighter jet! His response….. I am flying a fighter jet!!,” Halladay tweeted just a week ago.
That tweet took on an ominous cast Wednesday as the TMZ website made public cell phone video showing Halladay’s plane diving close to the sea before the fatal crash. One eyewitnesses wondered out loud for TMZ whether Hallway had been “showboating.