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Derrek
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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 Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 11:30 pm Post subject: Now THIS is interesting: Teen steals Cessna |
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The kid, who had never flown a plane before, took off and landed the thing twice. He was in the air for 30 minutes!
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,159848,00.html |
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funplanet
Joined: 20 Jun 2003
Location: The new Bucheon!
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| Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2005 4:17 am Post subject: |
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anyone remember Matias Rust??? flew a Cessna from Germany to Moscow, landing in Red Square, and the great Soviet air defenses had not a clue?!!!
in the mid 80's |
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turtlepi1
Joined: 15 Jun 2004
Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE
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| Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2005 5:48 am Post subject: |
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There is no way this kid climbed in a Cessna with no experience (or prior knowledge) and took off and landed it. I've flown them several times and landed them only once. I landed it nearly sideways  *doh*
Mind you with the Internet these days, who knows. |
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Paddycakes
Joined: 05 May 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2005 7:42 am Post subject: |
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The kid's story is BS. His Dad probably owns a Cessna or something and he's spent a lot of time in them.
But it is an intersesting "Wrotten Kid" story nonetheless...
At the risk of offending the Law and Order freaks, at least the Perp gets full credit for style... |
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Derrek
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2005 3:58 pm Post subject: |
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Have you ever flown a plane? I have. And I believe this story. Honestly, it's not incredibly difficult.
Amazingly, you can learn a lot from flight simulator games. It's possible this kid had some experience in one. |
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Cthulhu
Joined: 02 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2005 5:12 pm Post subject: |
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Maybe the kid practiced with Flight Simulator.
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turtlepi1
Joined: 15 Jun 2004
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| Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2005 8:46 pm Post subject: |
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| Derrek wrote: |
Have you ever flown a plane? I have. And I believe this story. Honestly, it's not incredibly difficult.
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There is no way this kid climbed in a Cessna with no experience (or prior knowledge) and took off and landed it. I've flown them several times and landed them only once. I landed it nearly sideways *doh*
Mind you with the Internet these days, who knows. |
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diver
Joined: 16 Jun 2003
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| Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2005 12:48 am Post subject: |
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| turtlepi1 wrote: |
There is no way this kid climbed in a Cessna with no experience (or prior knowledge) and took off and landed it. I've flown them several times and landed them only once. I landed it nearly sideways *doh*
Mind you with the Internet these days, who knows. |
Maybe the kid's a better pilot than you are? |
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Gwangjuboy
Joined: 08 Jul 2003
Location: England
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| Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2005 1:13 am Post subject: |
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| Nice to see you on the board Diver. I haven't seen you around for a while. Been busy? |
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diver
Joined: 16 Jun 2003
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| Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2005 3:10 am Post subject: |
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| Gwangjuboy wrote: |
| Nice to see you on the board Diver. I haven't seen you around for a while. Been busy? |
Busy and mostly spending time at 'the other board'. Thought I'd stick my nose in here for a little bit.
How have you been? |
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Derrek
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2005 9:44 am Post subject: |
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| Cthulhu wrote: |
Maybe the kid practiced with Flight Simulator.
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The cockpit is exact in detail... it's possible:
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Pyongshin Sangja
Joined: 20 Apr 2003
Location: I love baby!
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| Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2005 12:32 pm Post subject: |
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| RCAF. |
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Free World
Joined: 01 Apr 2005
Location: Drake Hotel
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| Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2005 8:00 pm Post subject: |
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| Derrek wrote: |
Have you ever flown a plane? I have. And I believe this story. Honestly, it's not incredibly difficult.
Amazingly, you can learn a lot from flight simulator games. It's possible this kid had some experience in one. |
I agree.
The RCAF promotes simulator games as one of the best ways to practice flying. The kid wouldn't care about the degree of his banks or his heading, etc. The basics of taking of and landing are relatively straightforward. |
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jajdude
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2005 8:33 am Post subject: |
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| diver wrote: |
Busy and mostly spending time at 'the other board'. |
Curious: What is 'the other board'? |
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