Kyle and Amanda Franklin

SPANNERmkV · **Posted:** Mon Mar 14, 2011 4:37 pm

Sad, sad news.
Amanda is one of the nicest people I met on Tour last Summer.

Get well soon.

SPANNER

Tim L · **Posted:** Mon Mar 14, 2011 10:34 pm

Sad news, but much better than it could have been. Here's hoping for a full and speedy recovery for the both of them.
Get well soon.

Tim

Warbird Kid · **Posted:** Tue Mar 15, 2011 7:07 am

Any updates? Boy these past two weeks have been pretty grim.

I wish the best for them. Man this is sad.

51fixer · **Posted:** Tue Mar 15, 2011 7:26 am

From this post at ASB-

Justy
Here is the link to the CaringBridge website created for Kyle and Amanda Franklin. I have not set it up completely yet so again bear with me. I debated waiting until I had it complete but in the end decided it was best to post so you can sign the guest book and post tributes.

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/amandafranklin

Note- There will be a couple of items to fill in to visit the site. They will start updating with reports tomorrow. I have also fixed the link.

Justy, fly jive fly, llc

Found here-
http://www.airshowbuzz.com/go/thread/vi ... t_Air_Show

From personal experience The Caring Bridge site is a wonderful access point for these times.

WarbirdRadio · **Posted:** Tue Mar 15, 2011 10:51 pm

We're hosting a "Get Well Soon" show for Kyle & Amanda tomorrow morning on Warbird Radio LIVE. Call in (or leave a message anytime) on our listener line. The number to dial is 478.787.4768. We'll send all of the messages to the family after the show. Hope to hear from you Wednesday morning at 10am (EASTERN).

Listen Live: www.warbirdradio.com

v/r
Matt Jolley

Taigh Ramey · **Posted:** Wed Mar 16, 2011 2:44 pm

I just received this:

by Younkin Airshows on Sunday, March 13, 2011 at 9:50am

All, Please forward this letter on to whom ever you see fit...

Good morning all. Let me first express on behalf of Amanda, Kyle, Myself and
both of our families so many thanks for all of your prayers and well wishes.
We are all so fortunate to have such a wonderful support network in all of
you.

We are still waiting for updates and it could be many hours, days, or weeks
before we know exactly how the recovery process will play out between Amanda
and Kyle. I can however report that Kyle was not injured and or burned as
badly as reported earlier by the media and is expected to make a full and
rapid recovery. I can also say that the updates we are receiving on Amanda
are increasingly optimistic and though she has a long road of recovery ahead
of her, the doctors are giving us the impression that things are not as bad
as first reported and her chances for a full recovery are getting better not
worse. The first 24 hours will set the tone for the story ahead.

I also have to extend a very sincere thanks to my brother-in-law Kyle who I
strongly credit for the fact that my little sister is still with us. Having
witnessed the accident and being on of the first on the scene, I can say
without a shadow of a doubt that he made no less than five quick decisions
in the air and on the ground that gave her a second chance at life!!

When the engine quit, Amanda was on the top wing in the rack. Kyle continued
to fly the airplane in a straight and level fashion as long as he could to
give Amanda every opportunity to unstrap and get into the front cockpit
where she would have the best chance in the event of a hard landing. He also
resisted the tendency to turn for the pavement which typically induces a
fatal stall/spin situation. He avoided a landing in the pyro field which
could have proven to be fatal, and faced with the only other option of land
in mesquite woods, Kyle landed into the wind drastically reducing the
forward speed at impact. Upon reaching the scene, I noticed that he set the
airplane down in the only Waco sized piece of ground in that dense woods
that didn't have tall trees in it. Kyle sustained the majority of his burns
trying to pull his wife from the wreckage and when his efforts produced no
results, he stayed in the cockpit and transmitted a repeating distress call
about the post impact fire that had started. I honestly believe this
motivated the rapid responders to press through the brush and douse the
airplane at a more rapid rate which meant the split second difference that
saved Amanda, who was still in the plane.

The first responders on the scene did an excellent job of responding to the
situation in a rapid manner. Having a professional air boss teamed up with
professional CFR personnel made a world of difference that could be the
single most important factor that both Amanda and Kyle are still with us.

Please continue to send your thoughts and prayers this direction because we
sincerely believe they are helping. I will pass updates along as I receive
them.

Sincerely

Matt

Zachary · **Posted:** Wed Mar 16, 2011 2:46 pm

An update posted a few minutes ago on the Franklin's Flying Circus Facebook page:

Amanda is through the first half of todays surgery and her vital signs are very good. The doctor said she was a real trooper. She has about two more hours of surgery but every looks real very good. Kyle is doing very,very good. They are planning to start skin grafting on him soon. We will keep in touch every day or sooner if need be. Thank you for all your prayers.

spookythecat · **Posted:** Wed Mar 16, 2011 2:50 pm

Zach, you beat me to it.

Here's a video with info to help them with donations

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGNMGQUPh10

Bluedharma · **Posted:** Wed Mar 16, 2011 3:07 pm

Zachary wrote:

An update posted a few minutes ago on the Franklin's Flying Circus Facebook page:

Amanda is through the first half of todays surgery and her vital signs are very good. The doctor said she was a real trooper. She has about two more hours of surgery but every looks real very good. Kyle is doing very,very good. They are planning to start skin grafting on him soon. We will keep in touch every day or sooner if need be. Thank you for all your prayers.

Thanks Zach , and thanks for the link Al.

spookythecat · **Posted:** Wed Mar 16, 2011 7:23 pm

Sounds like this will be the latest news until something significant to report comes up.

[img]Amanda's out of surgery and everything went perfect!!! They were able to remove the majority of her burned tissue and have even started grafting procedures. This surgery was performed several days earlier than normal due to Amanda's youth and excellent physical health. She is a real fighter and is progressing ahead of schedule. We were told that this was likely the most risky and most extensive surgery she will experience so from an operating side, it is all down hill from here! Her next surgery is scheduled for late next week at this point. Kyle is recovering well and is scheduled for skin grafting surgery on Friday. As I stated before, please consider no news good news so we will likely not post again unless something changes for the next several days. Thank you all again for the support and prayers.

-Matt [/img]

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