With the proximity of the bridge to the CVG veils, I'm interested to see when exactly she turned off the transponder and turned it back on. Err.... Excuse me... "When it came loose"
Assuming she only turned it off for the extent of her stupid move, it wouldn't have busted the veil at all. Busting the veil is not a concern - presumably it didn't happen (assuming she, as alleged, disabled the ADS-B only when conducting the under bridge flight). If it was in the violation letter, that hasn't come out yet. I'll also note that ATC and the FAA generally would only tag aircraft and try to identify them if they presented a real and present danger to other air traffic. In this case, we don't have enough facts to determine whether there were just a rules violation or whether a clear danger was presented.
Not just under the veil; unless otherwise directed by ATC, it's illegal to turn off an operable transponder in ANY controlled airspace, i.e, class E and above, and some other specifically listed airspace as well.
Best ignore people like that, because attention is what they crave. She was an interesting aviation writer once; now she's just a huckster trying to turn her bad judgement in the air into profit on the ground.
Honestly from listening to her rambling, at times incoherently, I think she's showing definite signs of senior mental decline.
Hopefully whatever health issues prevented "Wild Bill" from returning this year are quickly resolved and he's back next year.I suspect Cubby Stewart will have a different PA person next year.
Cheers
That will be sad if it's true. I wouldn't wish dementia on my worst enemy (which she, of course, isn't).
That could be viewed as making fun of herself rather than an intention to re-offend.
Agreed, but the rambling, repeating, forgetting thoughts... All reminded me of my grandmother at that age right before her rapid decline.
Yes, it's always hard to see when it's a public figure. You can notice Agatha Christie's vocabulary (and ability to keep track of the plot) plummet in her last novels from about 1970 onward, and you can see the same thing in the vocabulary of a couple of former U.S. presidents from my adult lifetime, who drastically deteriorated during their time in office, becoming more and more repetitive with fewer and fewer words and reverting to pre-adolescent language and cognitive ability.
OMG - did she really say hamberder and covfefe? Sad…she gone…ask Tim Apple.
Yes, it's always hard to see when it's a public figure. You can notice Agatha Christie's vocabulary (and ability to keep track of the plot) plummet in her last novels from about 1970 onward, and you can see the thing in the vocabulary of a couple of former U.S. presidents from my adult lifetime, who drastically deteriorated during their time in office, becoming more and more repetitive with fewer and fewer words and reverting to pre-adolescent language and cognitive ability.
Before I was born, the same thing happened with a 1950s Canadian Prime Minister, Louis St-Laurent (Uncle Louis), who could barely hold the thread when speaking in public by the end of his time in public office (or so I heard from my parents). Time is a brutal thug.
Yep that's the pic I just didn't want to steal it straight off FB.
"borrowed" LOL
1. Not a Flying magazine subscriber I see.
And then there is another Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, sad indeedYes, it's always hard to see when it's a public figure. You can notice Agatha Christie's vocabulary (and ability to keep track of the plot) plummet in her last novels from about 1970 onward, and you can see the same thing in the vocabulary of a couple of former U.S. presidents from my adult lifetime, who drastically deteriorated during their time in office, becoming more and more repetitive with fewer and fewer words and reverting to pre-adolescent language and cognitive ability.
Before I was born, the same thing happened with a 1950s Canadian Prime Minister, Louis St-Laurent (Uncle Louis), who could barely hold the thread when speaking in public by the end of his time in public office (or so I heard from my parents). Time is a brutal thug.
. I think that they call it early onset.
Now, now! I'm not a fan of PM Trudeau (fils) either, but arrogance isn't a symptom of early dementia, just a result of growing up in an environment of privilege and entitlement.And then there is another Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, sad indeed
In the pre-ADSB (Automatic Digital Snitch Box) era she would probably have gotten away with it, too. ADSB makes government surveillance easy.
Right. And turning off her transponder to avoid detection was one of the offenses.
