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Boy, 14, Steals Cessna for Joy Ride
Thursday, June 16, 2005 FORT PAYNE, Ala. — A 14-year-old boy stole a Cessna (search) and went on a late-night joy ride, taking off and landing twice before being arrested, police said. The teen suffered minor cuts and bruises on the second landing because the plane came down hard, causing the landing gear to collapse and the propeller to dig into a road beside the airport, police said. The teen allegedly took his mother's van from their home Wednesday night and drove to the airport in Fort Payne (search) about five miles away. He said he then found the key in the unlocked plane, removed the Cessna's tie-downs, started the engine, and began driving around. "The next thing he knew he was in the air," Police Chief David Walker said. The teen, who police said had never before flown a plane, was in the air for nearly 30 minutes. Police charged him with theft and took him to a juvenile lockup. The teen was not identified because of his age. Authorities said the theft raised questions about security. "We've never had a problem before with planes being stolen, so I guess we have been a little lax in our security," said Larry Noble Cowart, who owns Valley Aviation (search), which runs the airport and owns the plane. Cowart said the teen could have entered through the typically unlocked airport gate or climbed a fence. |
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Whether it is appropriate to call the teenager a pilot or not given Webster's definition of the word 'pilot' seems moot. Note 'c' in that reference: "one who flies ... an aircraft." Main Entry:1pilot Pronunciation:*p*-l*t Function:noun Etymology:Middle French pilote, from Italian pilota, alteration of pedota, from (assumed) Middle Greek p*d*t*s, from Greek p*da steering oars, plural of p*don oar; probably akin to Greek pod-, pous foot more at FOOT Date:1530 1 a : one employed to steer a ship : HELMSMAN b : a person who is qualified and usually licensed to conduct a ship into and out of a port or in specified waters c : a person who flies or is qualified to fly an aircraft or spacecraft 2 : GUIDE, LEADER 3 : COWCATCHER 4 : a piece that guides a tool or machine part 5 : a television show produced and filmed or taped as a sample of a proposed series 6 : PILOT LIGHT 2 –pilotless \-l*s\ adjective |
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Hmm, good idea but it would be a "hoof" of about 1500 miles.
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