FAA reviewing football fly-over...By 17 year old pilot
11-05-2007, 02:16 PM
#11
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Didn't we just have a group of teenagers pull a stupid prank like this a couple of months ago? Maybe this group of retards saw that group of retards get away with a slap on the wrist and thought they could get away with this act of idiocy. Revoke his license and give him some community service or something, this kind of stunt does nothing but demean the general aviation community in the eyes of the public. For every step GA takes forward some less than intelligent person does something like this that takes us ten steps back.
Flying low with your friends in the plane over an unpopulated area is stupid and immature. Doing it over a large congregation of people is just plain moronic and even criminal.
Flying low with your friends in the plane over an unpopulated area is stupid and immature. Doing it over a large congregation of people is just plain moronic and even criminal.
11-05-2007, 03:23 PM
#12
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Imagine this scenario happening in November 2012.
This kid logs on to APC and makes his first post. “Hi all… wanna introduce miself, ive been lurking for a while and deecided to post.
this may be to personal but i really need help… can u get a job at a regional if u have a criminial history?.... it happened when i was 17 but ive been good since i got out of jail and finishe 500.0 hours of community service. im no looser. that judge their was meen. 
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This kid logs on to APC and makes his first post. “Hi all… wanna introduce miself, ive been lurking for a while and deecided to post.
this may be to personal but i really need help… can u get a job at a regional if u have a criminial history?.... it happened when i was 17 but ive been good since i got out of jail and finishe 500.0 hours of community service. im no looser. that judge their was meen. "seriously though, I agree with spartan, it's people like this that destroys GA's image in the public's eyes.
saab, what do you mean it wasnt criminal? He clearly violated at least one FAR, and judging from the news story, he did it knowingly!
11-05-2007, 04:28 PM
#16
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Well, you might be of the opinion that he is young and stupid and by no means a criminal. I can agree with that. I did a lot of stupid stuff when i was seventeen years old (Enlisting in the Marine Corps is somewhere on that list 
). However, he is a licensed pilot that violated regulations set forth by a government administration. Regulations that he was very well aware of and chose to ignore. I'm sorry but once you start taking a couple of your closest friends hurtling hundreds of miles per hour several thousand feet in the air above unassuming bystanders you are no longer capable of pleading young and stupid. The FAA doesn't care if you're 17 or 65, you are a certificated airman and are expected to operate your aircraft safely, period.
I see where you're coming from SAAB but I disagree, this was very stupid and yes, criminal. I really hope this kid isn't punished to the full extent of the law but he does deserve to be punished and he doesn't belong in the air anymore.
I do agree that I would probably rather explain a DUI at 17 than this stunt
). However, he is a licensed pilot that violated regulations set forth by a government administration. Regulations that he was very well aware of and chose to ignore. I'm sorry but once you start taking a couple of your closest friends hurtling hundreds of miles per hour several thousand feet in the air above unassuming bystanders you are no longer capable of pleading young and stupid. The FAA doesn't care if you're 17 or 65, you are a certificated airman and are expected to operate your aircraft safely, period.I see where you're coming from SAAB but I disagree, this was very stupid and yes, criminal. I really hope this kid isn't punished to the full extent of the law but he does deserve to be punished and he doesn't belong in the air anymore.
I do agree that I would probably rather explain a DUI at 17 than this stunt
11-05-2007, 04:52 PM
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Imagine this scenario happening in November 2012.
This kid logs on to APC and makes his first post. “Hi all… wanna introduce miself, ive been lurking for a while and deecided to post. this may be to personal but i really need help… can u get a job at a regional if u have a criminial history?.... it happened when i was 17 but ive been good since i got out of jail and finishe 500.0 hours of community service. im no looser. that judge their was meen. "
This kid logs on to APC and makes his first post. “Hi all… wanna introduce miself, ive been lurking for a while and deecided to post.
this may be to personal but i really need help… can u get a job at a regional if u have a criminial history?.... it happened when i was 17 but ive been good since i got out of jail and finishe 500.0 hours of community service. im no looser. that judge their was meen. "My take? He'll be lucky if he only loses his ticket. I hope he enjoyed his last ride as PIC.... Idiot.
11-05-2007, 05:53 PM
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11-05-2007, 06:34 PM
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Must be something in the water
Funny age that 17th year is I tell you. 
At least I was smart (?) enough to not have passengers on board when I had my head implanted deeply into my fundament. And I did it in a helluva lot better of an airplane. Different times I guess. Criminal no, stupid yes. He will now have the joy of explaining that incident for the rest of his life. Enjoy your 2 weeks off from school kid, I know I sure did.
At least I was smart (?) enough to not have passengers on board when I had my head implanted deeply into my fundament. And I did it in a helluva lot better of an airplane. Different times I guess. Criminal no, stupid yes. He will now have the joy of explaining that incident for the rest of his life. Enjoy your 2 weeks off from school kid, I know I sure did.
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