Flight Instructor Leandro Bertazzo Dies After Jumping from Training Aircraft

Leandro Bertazzo, 42, abruptly opened the aircraft door and leapt from a light plane during a training session. The 22‑year‑old student pilot, despite being shocked, managed to keep the aircraft under control and executed a safe landing.

The incident stunned staff at the Flying Parrot Córdoba flight school, which had never anticipated such an action from its instructor.