Security scramble in Florida

[Steve]

Leave it to the French...

http://reuters.myway.com/article/20060504/2006-05-04T161023Z_01_N03278814_RTRIDST_0_ODD-PLANE-DC.html

"There was never any threat and there was no attempt to avoid detection," Customs and Border Protection spokeswoman Jennifer Connors said. No criminal charges have been filed against the men, although they could face an administrative complaint for failing to file a flight plan.

Argh, the dreaded "no flight plan" flight.

 

[tonycondon]

crossing the ADIZ w/o a DVFR flight plan will do that. how the heck are they planning to get to africa without more fuel?

 

[poadeleted3]

Can't they charge them with being French?

 

[Steve]

Can't they charge them with being French?

 

[SkyHog]

Hpw do you file a flight plan in an Ultralight?

 

[tonycondon]

call flight service?

 

[fgcason]

Since when do you have to rush somewhere to catch up with an ultralight after 90 miles of flight? Is federal law enforcement riding tricycles now? Besides, finding them in a few months shouldn't be a problem. You just have to look for the house that has all the uncut grass in the yard. South America to Africa and those guys will never start a lawnmower engine again.

How are they planning to cross the North Atlantic? Granted some of the hops between land masses are relatively short but that's going to be a really long haul for an ultralight unless they're tankering a lot of fuel.