I’m seeing too many private-plane crashes lately, and I can’t figure out the reason behind them. The latest one I just saw involved four college frat buddies, with one at the controls. Approximately 25 minutes after takeoff, in clear weather, the plane crashed near a farmhouse. Let me look it up real quick…”Fraternity brothers die in (Illinois) plane crash minutes after takeoff.” (Source: NY Post.) Okay, granted, packing four frat brothers (brothers for life, no matter that they graduated from college years prior) into the relatively small cockpit of a Piper Cherokee may not be the most optimal of conditions (guys ...