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atomicant

atomicant

Portland, OR
June 2003

JAN 19, 2010 09:21 AM

too be completely honest, taking off and flying a plane isn't that tough.

it's the landing that fucks most people up.

corsair

corsair

Greer, SC
July 2004

JAN 19, 2010 09:33 AM

atomicant said:
too be completely honest, taking off and flying a plane isn't that tough.

it's the landing that fucks most people up.



That's a popular myth . . . takeoffs can be deadly. Your personal credentials to even make such a statement would be what, exactly?

atomicant

atomicant

Portland, OR
June 2003

JAN 19, 2010 09:36 AM

corsair said:

atomicant said:
too be completely honest, taking off and flying a plane isn't that tough.

it's the landing that fucks most people up.



That's a popular myth . . . takeoffs can be deadly. Your personal credentials to even make such a statement would be what, exactly?



i'm not trying to downplay the danger in take offs, but compared to landing, they are definitely easier. although i have never tried to land a plane. i've always left that to others.

and as for my 'personal credentials', i've 'piloted' a few power planes, and even a glider or 3 in my day.

Cash

Cash

USA
OLD SKOOL

JAN 19, 2010 11:17 AM

atomicant said:
too be completely honest, taking off and flying a plane isn't that tough.

it's the landing that fucks most people up.





"Fly? Yes. Land......no."

papawheelie

papawheelie

Fisty, KY
February 2003

JAN 19, 2010 11:17 AM

another interesting article


"The Cessna came in hot and hit hard, bouncing back into the air before impacting again and nosediving into a gulley, the propeller blades tearing up the earth. The pilot trashed the plane, but he walked—or ran—away, the minimum test of a successful landing. When police got to the scene, they found the cockpit splattered in puke. Other than bits of his breakfast, though, the pilot left no trace and disappeared into the woods.

Before he was suspected of stealing the plane, the kid had been just Colton Harris-Moore, high-school dropout, juvenile delinquent, and petty thief who sometimes left bare footprints at crime scenes. After he climbed out of the Cessna and disappeared in the wilds of Washington State—home of Sasquatch, D.B. Cooper, Twin Peaks, and Twilight—he became Colt, latest in a long line of gutsy outlaws to capture the world's imagination."

MrCrisp

MrCrisp

I'm lost
August 2004

JAN 19, 2010 02:01 PM

atomicant said:

corsair said:

atomicant said:
too be completely honest, taking off and flying a plane isn't that tough.

it's the landing that fucks most people up.



That's a popular myth . . . takeoffs can be deadly. Your personal credentials to even make such a statement would be what, exactly?



i'm not trying to downplay the danger in take offs, but compared to landing, they are definitely easier. although i have never tried to land a plane. i've always left that to others.

and as for my 'personal credentials', i've 'piloted' a few power planes, and even a glider or 3 in my day.



Don't be so modest, Maverick.

meatpieboy

meatpieboy

Korea, D.P.R.
June 2004

JAN 19, 2010 02:20 PM

MrCrisp said:

atomicant said:

corsair said:

atomicant said:
too be completely honest, taking off and flying a plane isn't that tough.

it's the landing that fucks most people up.



That's a popular myth . . . takeoffs can be deadly. Your personal credentials to even make such a statement would be what, exactly?



i'm not trying to downplay the danger in take offs, but compared to landing, they are definitely easier. although i have never tried to land a plane. i've always left that to others.

and as for my 'personal credentials', i've 'piloted' a few power planes, and even a glider or 3 in my day.



Don't be so modest, Maverick.



Who dy'a think shot down Barefoot Harris?

Also, here's a link to Outside's article on the kid.

papawheelie

papawheelie

Fisty, KY
February 2003

JAN 19, 2010 10:15 PM

magpieboy said:

Also, here's a link to Outside's article on the kid.



this is the same link I posted 2 comments above you...

RudieCantFail

RudieCantFail

Baton Rouge, LA
January 2006

JAN 19, 2010 10:23 PM

papawheelie said:
When police got to the scene, they found the cockpit splattered in puke. Other than bits of his breakfast, though, the pilot left no trace and disappeared into the woods.



You can't dust for vomit.

Stiles

Stiles

Oakland, CA
November 2002

JAN 20, 2010 12:11 AM

RudieCantFail said:

You can't dust for vomit.



No, but you sure can test for DNA. Considering that the police already have Harris' DNA on file from when he cut himself smashing open an ATM, they'll probably have a decent idea once the tests come back if he is responsible for that particular plane theft or not.

Elichrusos

Elichrusos

I'm lost
October 2007

JAN 20, 2010 01:02 AM

lil_tuffy said:

corsair said:
And just where / when did this kid get his flight training?



He researched it on the internet.



Please tell me this is true.

meatpieboy

meatpieboy

Korea, D.P.R.
June 2004

JAN 20, 2010 07:43 AM

papawheelie said:

magpieboy said:

Also, here's a link to Outside's article on the kid.



this is the same link I posted 2 comments above you...



Sweet. I knew that would happen. I scanned for links and didn't notice yours.

Accuser

Accuser

Scottsdale, AZ
October 2006

JAN 20, 2010 07:58 AM

RudieCantFail said:

papawheelie said:
When police got to the scene, they found the cockpit splattered in puke. Other than bits of his breakfast, though, the pilot left no trace and disappeared into the woods.



You can't dust for vomit.



And yet you can sawdust for vomit.

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