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April 16th 08, 05:30 PM
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Don't fly to Mexico
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April 16th 08, 05:53 PM
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Don't fly to Mexico
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... http://www.ktvb.com/news/localnews/s....6d0cc87f.html Flying to Mexico can't be worth the risk... "Small aircraft are commonly used by Mexican drug cartels to smuggle narcotics. " Especially Cessna 200 series. Another good reason to fly a low-wing plane.
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April 16th 08, 05:57 PM
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Don't fly to Mexico
I will if I want to!
Bertie
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April 16th 08, 06:15 PM
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Don't fly to Mexico
"Steve Foley" wrote in message news:3aqNj.14931$mG1.6367@trndny08... "Small aircraft are commonly used by Mexican drug cartels to smuggle narcotics. " Especially Cessna 200 series. Another good reason to fly a low-wing plane. Why do you suppose they prefer Cessna 200 series over low-wing planes?
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April 16th 08, 06:54 PM
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Don't fly to Mexico
On Apr 16, 9:30*am, wrote:
http://www.ktvb.com/news/localnews/s...8-mexico_plane... Flying to Mexico can't be worth the risk... You have no idea what you are talking about. Airplanes thefts are *much* more common in Arizona than Mexico. -Robert, CFII and frequent Baja flyer
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April 16th 08, 06:58 PM
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Don't fly to Mexico
"SF" == Steve Foley writes:
SF wrote in message SF ... SF http://www.ktvb.com/news/localnews/s....6d0cc87f.html Flying to Mexico can't be worth the risk... SF "Small aircraft are commonly used by Mexican drug cartels to SF smuggle narcotics. " SF Especially Cessna 200 series. SF Another good reason to fly a low-wing plane. Exactly: " Detective Juan Carlos de Jesus Jimenez said the thieves pulled a car in front of the six-seat Cessna Stationair" The real lesson is, don't fly 6-seat cargo haulers to Mexico. -- I never would have agreed to the formulation of the Central Intelligence Agency back in forty-seven, if I had known it would become the American Gestapo. ~ Harry S Truman, 1961
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April 16th 08, 07:05 PM
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Don't fly to Mexico
On Apr 16, 10:58*am, Bob Fry wrote:
The real lesson is, don't fly 6-seat cargo haulers to Mexico. Someone else suggested a sticker (in Spanish and English) "CAUTION: Live Snakes". -Robert
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April 16th 08, 07:11 PM
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Don't fly to Mexico
On Apr 16, 11:54*am, "Robert M. Gary" wrote:
On Apr 16, 9:30*am, wrote: http://www.ktvb.com/news/localnews/s...8-mexico_plane... Flying to Mexico can't be worth the risk... You have no idea what you are talking about. Airplanes thefts are *much* more common in Arizona than Mexico. -Robert, CFII and frequent Baja flyer Really, how many airplanes have been stolen at gunpoint in Arizona?
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April 16th 08, 07:12 PM
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Don't fly to Mexico
On Apr 16, 11:54*am, "Robert M. Gary" wrote:
On Apr 16, 9:30*am, wrote: http://www.ktvb.com/news/localnews/s...8-mexico_plane... Flying to Mexico can't be worth the risk... You have no idea what you are talking about. Airplanes thefts are *much* more common in Arizona than Mexico. -Robert, CFII and frequent Baja flyer Really? How many airplanes have been stolen at gunpoint in Arizona?
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April 16th 08, 07:20 PM
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Don't fly to Mexico
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... On Apr 16, 11:54 am, "Robert M. Gary" wrote: On Apr 16, 9:30 am, wrote: http://www.ktvb.com/news/localnews/s...8-mexico_plane... Flying to Mexico can't be worth the risk... You have no idea what you are talking about. Airplanes thefts are *much* more common in Arizona than Mexico. -Robert, CFII and frequent Baja flyer Really, how many airplanes have been stolen at gunpoint in Arizona? ------------------------------------------------- We can only "communicate" if we use our language properly. Hijacking is robbery, it is not theft!
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