14 yr old pilot

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.

Robert Morien wrote:

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

There will be quite a few in any farming community.

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.

"George Patterson" wrote in message
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Robert Morien wrote:

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

There will be quite a few in any farming community.


Seeing that our agricultural portion of the population is about 2%, that
still won't be a hell of a lot.

Matt Barrow wrote:

Seeing that our agricultural portion of the population is about 2%, that
still won't be a hell of a lot.

Averages don't mean diddly. Rainsville is a community of about 5,000 people with
two farmers' co-ops and a tractor company; ie. a strong agricultural presence.
Betcha a substantial portion of the kids there have some tractor experience.

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.

Robert Morien wrote:
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.


I was kind of thinking that also. A 14 year old managed to steal a
plane and fly around for almost a half hour and although he crashed it,
he did not kill himself. It just shows how "easy" flying really is.
The real "hard" part is the book study learning the regs, etc. To get
your landing and maneuvers down smooth just takes practice.

And I have never lived on a farm but I drove a tractor by 14. I visited
a friends uncle's farm a few times and drove one their.

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
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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?