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ADIZ pilot's ticket revoked
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cg...&sn=018&sc=478
AA Revokes License of D.C. 'Alert' Pilot - Monday, May 23, 2005 (05-23) 12:15 PDT WASHINGTON (AP) -- The government has revoked the license of the pilot in charge of the small plane that strayed to within three miles of the White House on May 11, forcing the panicked evacuation of thousands of people from the executive mansion, Capitol and Supreme Court. Though hundreds of people have mistakenly flown into Washington's restricted airspace, this was believed to be the first such revocation. The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday that it had issued an emergency revocation of Hayden L. Sheaffer's pilot's license because he "constitutes an unacceptable risk to safety in air commerce." The agency said no action would be taken against Sheaffer's student, who was also in the plane. "This action reflects the seriousness in which we view all restricted airspace violations and, in this case, the level of incursion into restricted airspace," said FAA spokesman Greg Martin. The plane entered restricted airspace and then continued flying toward highly sensitive areas, prompting evacuations of tens of thousands of people as military aircraft scrambled to intercept it. The student, 36-year-old Troy Martin, who had logged only 30 hours of flight time, had control of the small Cessna single engine plane when a U.S. Customs Service Black Hawk helicopter and a Citation jet intercepted it. Sheaffer didn't take the most basic steps required of pilots before operating an aircraft, the FAA said. He failed to check the weather report before leaving Smoketown, Pa., and he didn't check the FAA's "Notices to Airmen," which informs pilots of airspace restrictions. ___ On the Net: Federal Aviation Administration: www.faa.gov URL: http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cg...a121517D16.DTL ©2005 Associated Press |
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A. Coleman wrote:
The student, 36-year-old Troy Martin, who had logged only 30 hours of flight time, had control of the small Cessna single engine plane when a U.S. Customs Service Black Hawk helicopter and a Citation jet intercepted it. Really? A Citation jet intercepted the wayward C150? That's news to me. -- Peter |
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It was suposedly a customs jet. It was involved in the chase with the
F16 and blackhawk. |
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Peter R. wrote:
Really? A Citation jet intercepted the wayward C150? That's news to me. The Citation was involved in the intercept although the Blackhawk was the one flying formation - at least until the F-16s showed up. That was reported from the beginning. -- John T http://tknowlogy.com/TknoFlyer http://www.pocketgear.com/products_s...veloperid=4415 ____________________ |
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A.Coleman wrote:
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cg...&sn=018&sc=478 AA Revokes License of D.C. 'Alert' Pilot - Monday, May 23, 2005 (05-23) 12:15 PDT WASHINGTON (AP) -- The government has revoked the license of the pilot in charge of the small plane that strayed to within three miles of the White House on May 11, forcing the panicked evacuation of thousands of people from the executive mansion, Capitol and Supreme Court. Though hundreds of people have mistakenly flown into Washington's restricted airspace, this was believed to be the first such revocation. The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday that it had issued an emergency revocation of Hayden L. Sheaffer's pilot's license because he "constitutes an unacceptable risk to safety in air commerce." The agency said no action would be taken against Sheaffer's student, who was also in the plane. AOPA has said that Sheaffer is not an instructor, if correct Troy Martin was not "his student" he was merely a passenger (legally anyway) |
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What in the #(*$%& is a customs jet going to do to protect our national
government against a C150? Threaten them with loss of duty free privileges???????????????? |
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John T wrote:
The Citation was involved in the intercept although the Blackhawk was the one flying formation - at least until the F-16s showed up. That was reported from the beginning. Thanks. I guess I missed that. These newsgroups should be required reading for every pilot. :-) -- Peter |
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"Paul kgyy" wrote in message ups.com... What in the #(*$%& is a customs jet going to do to protect our national government against a C150? Threaten them with loss of duty free privileges???????????????? Confiscate their booze and cigarettes. |
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"Paul kgyy" wrote in message What in the #(*$%& is a customs jet going to do to protect our national government against a C150? Fly into it. *shrug* -c |
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so what do you guys think of it? Sounds like, all the hysteria and other issues aside, the pilot really screwed the pooch on many basic levels. -c HOW do you as a safe, qualified pilot fly over Washington DC and not know it's Washington DC? Are there any pilots in these forums that DON'T know it's restricted airspace? |
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