kkoran
Pattern Altitude
Re: Barefoot Bandit Stopped in NE, IA
With what? Why?I disagree. A lot.
With what? Why?I disagree. A lot.
Oh, swell. He's 6'5" ... so's Bin Laden, and they can't find him, either.
Oh, swell. He's 6'5" ... so's Bin Laden, and they can't find him, either.
I wonder if mom will still say "I think it's kinda neat" after he is caught-tried-convicted-sent to the slammer for 10 years. What a lunatic.
Ha ha... his account on Twitter has been inactive for about a year, til this was posted yesterday:
She'll just be busy counting the royalties... she's already hired a prominent entertainment lawyer for the book deal:
http://www.king5.com/home/Mom-of-barefoot-bandit-hires-entertainment-lawyer.html
No wonder the boy turned out the way he has. His mother (in my opinion) is wackadoodles.
The mother is a real piece of work. Too bad they can'r prosecute her as an accessory.
I wonder if mom will still say "I think it's kinda neat" after he is caught-tried-convicted-sent to the slammer for 10 years. What a lunatic.
Ha ha... his account on Twitter has been inactive for about a year, til this was posted yesterday:
It occurred to me that now that we know that he could get online it also means that he could have been in touch with Mom, and we can guess where the "leave the US" idea came from..."I wish he picked a country that doesn't have an extradition treaty with the US." Indeed.She'll just be busy counting the royalties...
Hmmm...wonder if the kid would have made it without a moving map GPS.
Somebody plot the GPS Direct route from Indiana to the Bahamas and tell me how he skirted controlled airspace, else how ATC didn't have a direct target trailed. Too bad he didn't run into P-40 or one of the VIP moving TFRs.
I kinda doubt he knew how to set the transponder or how go about avoiding Class Bs.
Transponder was probably off, too. ?
Somebody plot the GPS Direct route from Indiana to the Bahamas and tell me how he skirted controlled airspace, else how ATC didn't have a direct target trailed. Too bad he didn't run into P-40 or one of the VIP moving TFRs.
I kinda doubt he knew how to set the transponder or how go about avoiding Class Bs.
Dube set another hearing for Friday morning to determine Harris-Moore's legal representation, whether he should be released on bail and when he should return to Seattle, where he faces a federal charge of stealing an airplane from Idaho that crash-landed near Granite Falls last year.
Most of the alarmists in this article ought to know better. The primary alarmist is Los Angeles attorney John A. Greaves, a seasoned airline accident lawyer and former commercial airline pilot.If everyone on this board isn't mad as heck at this young man for what he's done, maybe this will help. http://tinyurl.com/276uvf7
Now there are calls in the national news for more airport security.
Best,
Dave
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(July 14) -- Authorities say Colton Harris-Moore -- the so-called "Barefoot Bandit" -- is responsible not only for hundreds of burglaries, but also the theft of at least five airplanes. How the 19-year-old allegedly pulled off so many crimes in two years is a subject of debate, but one expert sees an even bigger issue -- the ease of stealing planes even after 9/11.
"The fact that [authorities say] he was able to get the airplanes and get them out of the [airports] successfully without anybody challenging him is scary," Los Angeles attorney John A. Greaves said in an interview with AOL News. "That means, basically, anybody that wants to steal a plane can."
I secure my airplane with door locks, ignition lock and a gust lock, too."We recommend multiple locks," NASAO president and CEO Henry M. Ogrodzinski said in an e-mail to AOL News. "In addition to the ignition key, most modern aircraft also require a door key. There are also inexpensive but effective propeller locks, wheel locks, throttle locks, tie-down locks and gust locks," which lock such things as the plane's rudder and ailerons.
If everyone on this board isn't mad as heck at this young man for what he's done, maybe this will help. http://tinyurl.com/276uvf7
Now there are calls in the national news for more airport security.
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If everyone on this board isn't mad as heck at this young man for what he's done, maybe this will help. http://tinyurl.com/276uvf7
Now there are calls in the national news for more airport security.
Best,
Dave
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(July 14) -- Authorities say Colton Harris-Moore -- the so-called "Barefoot Bandit" -- is responsible not only for hundreds of burglaries, but also the theft of at least five airplanes. How the 19-year-old allegedly pulled off so many crimes in two years is a subject of debate, but one expert sees an even bigger issue -- the ease of stealing planes even after 9/11.
"The fact that [authorities say] he was able to get the airplanes and get them out of the [airports] successfully without anybody challenging him is scary," Los Angeles attorney John A. Greaves said in an interview with AOL News. "That means, basically, anybody that wants to steal a plane can."
Most of the alarmists in this article ought to know better. The primary alarmist is Los Angeles attorney John A. Greaves, a seasoned airline accident lawyer and former commercial airline pilot.
In advocating additional locks, the article says, "The Congressional Research Service report makes similar suggestions regarding motion sensors, as well as keypad locks. And the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) is an advocate of locking all hangars and aircraft."
Here's an interesting comment: I secure my airplane with door locks, ignition lock and a gust lock, too.
He is not the personality of a "hero". He is a thief that steals and destroys the property of others. Comparing them is ridiculous. I don't think anything he has done is "cool" or "heroic".With what? Why?