Michael
Pattern Altitude
Just heard on Fox, Yet another drunk pilot who stole a 172 was forced to land in NY?? They are reporting he landed on a taxiiway. Im sure more details will be available soon.
Michael said:Just heard on Fox, Yet another drunk pilot who stole a 172 was forced to land in NY?? They are reporting he landed on a taxiiway. Im sure more details will be available soon.
Frank Browne said:This kind of garbage is just not good. When this stuff gets reported on the news, it reinforces the negative image of GA in the eyes of the public.
How 'bout someone inventing a time machine so we can strangle them at birth?Bill Jennings said:Too bad we just can't pull a blanket party on inDUHviduals like this who make the unit look bad.
I'm on it. I'll let you know when I finish (probably sometime last week ).Ron Levy said:How 'bout someone inventing a time machine so we can strangle them at birth?
Ron Levy said:How 'bout someone inventing a time machine so we can strangle them at birth?
Michael said:Just heard on Fox, Yet another drunk pilot who stole a 172 was forced to land in NY?? They are reporting he landed on a taxiiway. Im sure more details will be available soon.
Bill Jennings said:Too bad we just can't pull a blanket party on inDUHviduals like this who make the unit look bad.
Bill Jennings said:Too bad we just can't pull a blanket party on inDUHviduals like this who make the unit look bad.
Frank Browne said:Can I assume a "blanket party" is what Private Pyle got in Full Metal Jacket?
Joe Williams said:You are correct sir. But look at how that turned out LOL.
Luck ain't the issue, because lightning don't strike twice in the same place unless someone puts up a lightning rod. Sounds like this FBO may not be paying enough attention to details. There's no way the keys to the plane should have been accessible, and the engine won't start without them unless the person is knowledgeable enough to cut the p-leads. Remember -- "hot-wiring" will actually PREVENT the engine from starting! And props don't often just "fly off" an airplane unless somebody wasn't minding the maintenance store. One event, maybe bad luck; two events, that's a pattern.corjulo said:I believe this same FBO had a prop fly off one of its other rentals last year. Killed two.
Not very lucky
Ron Levy said:There's no way the keys to the plane should have been accessible, and the engine won't start without them unless the person is knowledgeable enough to cut the p-leads.
Bill Jennings said:Latest news on the radio this morning says the guy was an employee of the airport (mechanic), and used his badge to gain access to the airport. Being a mechanic, I assume he either had access to the keys or did cut the p-leads.
Get this, it says he did this to highlight his concern over the lack of security at his airport post 9/11. I hope he enjoys his time in prison.
Bill Jennings said:Too bad we just can't pull a blanket party on inDUHviduals like this who make the unit look bad.
fgcason said:Verify newsmedia hype is true.
If true:
Tree, rope, neck, ladder, swift kick.
Hang'em.
This type nonsense is COMPLETLY INEXCUSABLE and needs to stop NOW.
Michael Nyland said:I would say the kid drunk driving the SUV, but that doesnt sell newspapers, and thats the absurd part of all of this. My daughter is learning how to drive. I worry about her being involved in an accidentmwith another vehicle. I do not worry at all about an airplane falling from the sky and hurting her.
On the other hand, my SUV has a relatively complex locking system, an alarm, and a steering lock. Easy for an expert to steal, less so for a common drunk. At night its garaged in a secure area, with alarms and motion detector lights. I'm under no illusion that it would be difficult to steal my SUV, but I take precautions. The question I was asking was whether we need to take greater security measures beyond isolating the keys. Because, if we dont then Arrow Aviation are completely exonerated and you will remember that earlier in this thread we were suggesting the FBO was not paying enough attention to details.
Bill Jennings said:Latest news on the radio this morning says the guy was an employee of the airport (mechanic), and used his badge to gain access to the airport. Being a mechanic, I assume he either had access to the keys or did cut the p-leads.
Get this, it says he did this to highlight his concern over the lack of security at his airport post 9/11. I hope he enjoys his time in prison.