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Old July 12th 05, 06:50 PM
Skylune
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Followup: For example, we store delicious tidbits such as the below (from
the I-pilot website, which the webmaster thinks he has me blocked out of),
and will use them at an opportune time, such as when a crash occurs that
kills people on the ground or destroys property.

The media loves letter to the editor that include factual references to
other stupid pilot tricks that demonstrate the true social cost and nature
of GA. Here's the story from I-pilot's newsletter....

Student pilot faces charges after dropping water balloons
Following in the wake of a drunken man taking two friends joyriding in a
Skyhawk in Connecticut, and a 14-year-old taking a Cessna 152 for a spin
in Florida, two Utah men are facing charges for allegedly dropping water
balloons from a Cessna 150 onto people at a car show over the July 4
weekend. The 21-year-old pilot had his student pilot certificate,
according to the Salt Lake Tribune. Police allege that the student pilot
and his friend on board made low-altitude passes over the town of Logan
and dropped the balloons. 'I don't think they were thinking,' said Police
Lt. Rod Peterson of the two men. 'It was just a very dangerous, very
foolish act on their part.' Police say the student pilot turned off all
the plane's lights while in the air, and that the two admitted to dropping
about five water balloons while at altitudes between 300 and 400 feet AGL.