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A moment of silence was observed Saturday at the New York Air Show for a stunt pilot killed during a practice flight a day earlier.

Andrew Wright, 53, died when his single-engine plane crashed near Stewart Airport in New Windsor after the tail snapped off.

“He was exactly the kind of guy you’d want to represent aviation,” fellow pilot and pal Justin Lewis told The Post. “He inspired kids and made the public happy.”

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A Giles G-202 stunt plane is seen with the tail broken off during a practice run at the New York Air Show on Aug. 28,.
A Giles G 202 stunt plane is seen with the tail broken off during a practice run at the New York Air Show on Aug. 28.Ben Granucci; NYCAvaition.com
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The wreckage of the stunt plane WABC/abc7NY.com via AP
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