Ever have anything stolen from a plane?

"Dan" wrote in message
ups.com...
Just curious, has anyone ever had anything stolen from their plane
(i.e. portable GPS, headsets, etc.) while in the care of an FBO away
from your home field?

I am debating whether it's safer to leave my 396 in the plane, or take
it with me in a rental car that might be parked downtown, etc. I
highly suspect the plane is safer, but just wondering if anyone has any
history.


--Dan


The only thing I have lost are things that I have left in a rental and never
turned in by the next renter small stuff flash lights charts etc.

Here is a story about how a guy who lost an entire airplane?

One of my ferries was a repo. I meet up with the Private Investigator at
before the crack of dawn verify all the paper work was in order fresh ramp
annual "Ferry Permit" & Registration. I am given the keys that the lock
poper made the night before and a frequency other than Unicom to let him
know I am off and systems are a-ok and the flights a go, The PI calls the
local authorities to let them know about the repo so that there is no legal
ramifications for taking the plane and for when the owner call the
authorities they will explain it was repo'ed. I am then told to proceed to
the drop off location few hundred miles away! After landing the PI's people
are waiting plane get stuffed in to a hanger I fill out a piece of paper
about what works and dose not work yada yada yada and get paid put on a the
next airliner going my way and go home!

I Would have hated to be that guy! Wake up go to the airport to make his
flight home or wherever he was going and bird is gone! It was nice bird to
bad the owner was a deadbeat! The PI's found him because of his IFR flight
plans he was making regular trips and staying the weekend and parking in
transient parking. The PI's said if he had the airplane in a hanger they
would not be able to do anything since it was outside it was a sealed deal!

I have to say PI's pay very well $$$$$$ for 2 day's worth of work and the
excitement of what is equal to stealing an airplane in unknown condition
wich is a make and model you have never flow before is a rush in itself! I
also found out that not many airplanes get repo'ed that often I get a call
or 2 about some maybe upcoming repo's from the PI's recovery firm every few
mo's but most are airplanes that require a type cert to fly them wich sucks.
I wish I could afford some Type cert's!

Dam Ferrying airplanes is a fun business to be in lots of adventures in
aviation land and more to come!

I Still feel bad for the poor guy! I couldn't fathom the feelings he must
have felt going to the airport where he parked his plane and find it
missing!

Dam looks like I am again an active member of rec.aviation hahahahahaa!!!!