TV Interview With Pilot From ADIZ Incident

www.msnbc.com

Look for the Today Show link

Small box near the center of page ... as of 930mst, it was #6 of 13 video
clips you could choose from.

Jay Beckman
PP-ASEL
Chandler, AZ

I can't wait for the book...

Title suggestions are requested.

If anyone finds it somewhere that doesn't require SP2 downloads and all
that, please post.

Jay Beckman wrote:
www.msnbc.com

Look for the Today Show link

Small box near the center of page ... as of 930mst, it was #6 of 13 video
clips you could choose from.

Jay Beckman
PP-ASEL
Chandler, AZ

DUH!
would be a title.

CLUELESS over DC
would be another.

I saw the interview on MSNBC.
I read the statement that his lawyer put out which switched between a first
and third person narrative, making me also question the intelligence of his
attorney, although previously, he served as an attorney with the Federal
Aviation Administration. He is past president of the National Transportation
Safety Board Bar Association. hmmm...

"At this point, for the first time, we were able to visually identify our
location as being in a Flight Restricted Zone (FRZ)" Ok, so before they
were able to identify their location they weren't following their progress
and were, for lack of another word, lost?

Nothing I've seen, heard, or read about his flight has changed my opinion of
either his nonchalant attitude and or his inability or unwillingness to
flight plan through complex airspace.

I feel no sympathy for Mr. Sheaffer. I feel a little for Mr. Martin, but he
too, even as a 30 hour student, should have flight planned the route and
made himself extremely familiar with it.

No call to FSS. No VFR or ADIZ flight plan. No flight following. No clue.
No more ticket. No excuses.

Jim



"Paul kgyy" wrote in message
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I can't wait for the book...

Title suggestions are requested.

"Jim Burns" wrote in message
...
DUH!

I feel no sympathy for Mr. Sheaffer. I feel a little for Mr. Martin, but
he
too, even as a 30 hour student, should have flight planned the route and
made himself extremely familiar with it.

No call to FSS. No VFR or ADIZ flight plan. No flight following. No
clue.
No more ticket. No excuses.

I agree with Jim 100%. The statement also says that they "took a more
southerly route in order to avoid the restricted airspace over camp david",
but its kinda unbelievable because the direct route was right over DC. To
get into camp david they would have to fly a lot more west that they needed
to get to the airport in NC.
If I ever need to fly under VFR in the proximity of the area, I'd definitely
fly a flight plan and get flight following....

Jay wrote:

Look for the Today Show link

Small box near the center of page ... as of 930mst, it was #6 of 13
video
clips you could choose from.

Matt L: "Do you think you did everything else you possibly could of to
avoid this situation?"

Sheaffer: "Yes I do."


Sad...

--
Peter

What a total waste of life. He admitted no responsibility. He said he
didn't do anything wrong. Apparently, just entering the restricted
airspace wasn't enough to show him that **SOMETHING** he did must have
been wrong!! What an idiot. If it were me, (and I'm going to D.C.
tomorrow), I'd lay down real quick, say I'm sorry, say my preflight and
in flight management were obviously not good enough, and play the
innocent person who made a bad mistake and take my lumps. I think this
guy suspects he won't live long enough to get through this suspension.
He's pretty old.!

-Robert, CFI

Robert wrote:

What a total waste of life.

Not too strong of a statement, is that?

I doubt very much his family and friends think he is a waste of life.
His piloting skills are obviously questionable, as well as the fact
that he is not admitting any responsibility (thanks, no doubt, to that
high priced lawyer sitting next to him in the interview), but to say he
is a total waste of life is just a bit over the top, no?

--
Peter

On Tue, 24 May 2005 09:35:53 -0700, "Jay Beckman"
wrote in rJIke.1138$rr.509@fed1read01::

www.msnbc.com

Look for the Today Show link

Small box near the center of page ... as of 930mst, it was #6 of 13 video
clips you could choose from.

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