14 yr old pilot

Mark,

If you fly an airplane, you're an airplane pilot.


Uhuh. Like that 10-year-old girl (?) that got killed a while ago while
"piloting" a plane on a publicity stunt, right?

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

Thomas Borchert wrote:
If you fly an airplane, you're an airplane pilot.

Uhuh. Like that 10-year-old girl (?) that got killed a while ago while
"piloting" a plane on a publicity stunt, right?

If it's the one I think you're thinking of (2nd leg of trip originating
from Half Moon Bay, CA), she was not alone, she was with her father and
a flight instructor, and it was reported (accuracy unknown) that to stay
on schedule for the media there and at the next scheduled location, they
knowingly took off into weather. Was that ever verified?

I thought only usenet posters didn't know the difference between lose and
loose.

I guess The Associated Press doesn't either.

"Belle" wrote in message
ups.com...
Article published Jun 16, 2005
Alabama boy accused of taking stolen airplane on joy ride

The Associated Press

Walker said the plane apparently came in too hard during the boy's
second landing, making him loose control.

Hi,

just my 2 cent ...

Belle wrote:
Article published Jun 16, 2005
Alabama boy accused of taking stolen airplane on joy ride
[...]
Police said the boy, who wasn't identified because of his age, had no
flying experience.

IIRC, FAA regulations require _legal_ pilots to have their names
published on their website, is that correct?

He allegedly took his mother's van from their home
in Rainsville and drove to the airport in Fort Payne, about five miles
away.

Is driving a car permitted for a 14-yr-boy in Alabama?

Greetings,
Bernd

In article ,
Bernd Aldenhovel wrote:

Hi,

just my 2 cent ...

Belle wrote:
Article published Jun 16, 2005
Alabama boy accused of taking stolen airplane on joy ride
[...]
Police said the boy, who wasn't identified because of his age, had no
flying experience.

IIRC, FAA regulations require _legal_ pilots to have their names
published on their website, is that correct?

He allegedly took his mother's van from their home
in Rainsville and drove to the airport in Fort Payne, about five miles
away.

Is driving a car permitted for a 14-yr-boy in Alabama?

Greetings,
Bernd

aw, come on. How does a 14 year old without any flying experience manage
to start an airplane, much less know how to control the throttle?

Robert Morien wrote:

aw, come on. How does a 14 year old without any flying experience manage
to start an airplane, much less know how to control the throttle?

The ignition switch works just like a car, which he's seen used thousands of
times. The throttle on a 152 is exactly like that on a farm tractor and is
clearly labeled. I'd bet he's either been given rides in aircraft or driven a
tractor.

George Patterson
Why do men's hearts beat faster, knees get weak, throats become dry,
and they think irrationally when a woman wears leather clothing?
Because she smells like a new truck.

In article v6Jse.13278$5s1.12355@trndny06,
George Patterson wrote:

Robert Morien wrote:

aw, come on. How does a 14 year old without any flying experience manage
to start an airplane, much less know how to control the throttle?

The ignition switch works just like a car, which he's seen used thousands of
times. The throttle on a 152 is exactly like that on a farm tractor and is
clearly labeled. I'd bet he's either been given rides in aircraft or driven a
tractor.



In which case the story might have reflected on how easy it was for a 14
year old to pick up the flying skills necessary just by watching someone
else do the flying.

But then again I'd bet the universe of 14 year olds that have driven a
tractor is pretty small.

On Fri, 17 Jun 2005, George Patterson wrote:

Robert Morien wrote:

aw, come on. How does a 14 year old without any flying experience manage
to start an airplane, much less know how to control the throttle?

The ignition switch works just like a car, which he's seen used thousands of
times. The throttle on a 152 is exactly like that on a farm tractor and is
clearly labeled. I'd bet he's either been given rides in aircraft or driven a
tractor.

You're forgetting Microsoft Flight Simulator.

Betcha this brat has it on the family machine. (right alongside the
gigabytes of illegals MP3s & movies...)

If you nose thru MSFS's help files patiently enough, and set the realism
settings right, it's easy to duplicate the start sequence of an aircraft.

Brian.

"George Patterson" wrote in message
news:v6Jse.13278$5s1.12355@trndny06...
Robert Morien wrote:

aw, come on. How does a 14 year old without any flying experience manage
to start an airplane, much less know how to control the throttle?

The ignition switch works just like a car, which he's seen used thousands
of
times. The throttle on a 152 is exactly like that on a farm tractor and is
clearly labeled. I'd bet he's either been given rides in aircraft or
driven a
tractor.

Throttle, hell...how'd he learn to work the rudders with this feet to taxi
to the runway?

Does Microsoft FlightSim come readily to mind? I've flown behind it enough
to convince myself that damn near anybody with the motor skills necessary
can learn enough on FlightSIm to take the sucker off and land it correctly.

Unfortunately on his second landing, he hadn't done enough of the
simulation.

Jim



aw, come on. How does a 14 year old without any flying experience manage
to start an airplane, much less know how to control the throttle?