The Ballad of Barefoot Harris

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.

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

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."

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.

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

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.

Please tell me this is true.

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

And yet you can sawdust for vomit.