Stolen Jet found in Georgia

"Chris Curtis" wrote in message

Mistakes, like in this post, make you look like an idiot.

And your need to point this out...
What do you think you now look like?

It makes him look like a spell-checker. Which gives me an idea usenet/email
spell-check software; it's abusive.

Instead of highlighting the word in red or whatever, it automatically abuses
you:

-"Hey idiot! You spelled 'loser' wrong."

-"You really should take a class or something. You made ten spelling
mistakes in your otherwise already-moronic post."

-"You speakee Engrish, numbskull?! What is this, lysdexia awareness week?

-"As your spellchecker it's my duty to inform you you're a dumbass. One more
mistake like this and I'm plonking you. You probably wrote this with a
crayon."

"jwilljr" wrote in message news:gce3f.5645

Man Arrested, Charged in Jet Joy Ride

There's a serious mispelling there. Should be:

"Dumbass Arrested..."

"Gig 601XL Builder" wr.giacona@coxDOTnet wrote in message

Here are the alleged thief's ratings.

CertIficate: COMMERCIAL PILOT...
AIRPLANE SINGLE ENGINE LAND
AIRPLANE MULTIENGINE LAND
INSTRUMENT AIRPLANE

What do you want to bet daddy or grandma paid for all of it?

-c

Ugh. I cringed when I read about this, not just because I couldn't
believe anyone would be stupid enough to try something like that, but I
knew the knee-jerk anti-GA types (Skylune) would jump all over this...
and I was right.

I read on AvFlash the crew left the plane unlocked on the ramp (major
violation of ramp security and common sense) which was tempting enough
to lure some dumbass kid into an even dumber stunt. Unbelievable. A 22
year old kid that probably wanted to fly for a living now with a
useless type rating and a felony charge w/five misdemeanor counts to
boot. The pax apparently didn't know the plane was stolen. (haven't
figured that part out yet)

"but I
knew the knee-jerk anti-GA types (Skylune) would jump all over this...
and I was right."

Knee-jerk? I've been at this quite some time. "Anti-GA" is really just
short-hand. I just think there should be much stricter regulation of GA,
real enforcement of the FARs, that the FAA is hopelessly conflicted in its
roles, that obtaining a PPL is much too easy (having had some limited
experience here myself, and flying with my GPS challenged buddy), and that
the subsidies s/b curtailed.

I would not propose tearing the yoke out of any qualified pilot's hands,
anymore than I would want someone to tell me I had to hand in my Mossberg
(to go back to the gun ownership vs. right to fly analogy).

Just watch, my predictions will materialize:
1. Press reaction (justified- I mean a stolen jet is certainly
newsworthy)
2. Political opportunism: Here's Chuck and Hillary!
3. Editorializing.

Its as predicatable as the tides. What I'm waiting is to see how the AOPA
reacts, and how this most recent incident factors into the the ADIZ and GA
airport security debate.

I read on AvFlash the crew left the plane unlocked on the ramp (major
violation of ramp security and common sense) which was tempting enough
to lure some dumbass kid into an even dumber stunt.

Lure? I didn't know unlocked planes exuded an aura.

Jose
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Here's the reaction from one of my favorite political commentators:

http://michellemalkin.com/archives/003699.htm

Lure? I didn't know unlocked planes exuded an aura.

Meh. Just a figure of speech. Not to be taken literally.

obtaining a PPL is much too easy

Really? I'm a CFI and I can tell ya these aren't just given away

FAA is hopelessly conflicted in its roles

No argument there, it's a disgustingly inefficient bureacreacy

and flying with my GPS challenged buddy

One pilot's inability to to learn new equipment doesn't condemn the
whole flying population. That's a poor argument

how this most recent incident factors into the the ADIZ and GA airport security debate

It's strictly an airport security issue. The crew goofed by leaving the
acft unlocked on the ramp. It has nothing to do with any ADIZ as no
ADIZ was violated. Even the TSA is saying that.

Lure? I didn't know unlocked planes exuded an aura.

Meh. Just a figure of speech. Not to be taken literally.

Maybe a figure of speech, but it makes a strong implication that is
harmful to the community. For the jet to have been accidentally left
open, AND for that same jet to be stolen, would require either people
prowling for an open jet and getting lucky (this implies that there
probably would be lots of people doing this to get lucky so fast), or
that somehow the prowlers had some inkling that this particular jet, on
this particular day, was a good target.

Jose
--
Money: what you need when you run out of brains.
for Email, make the obvious change in the address.