[ransomnote]

From Drudge linked article:

“The 29-year-old man used a machine called a pushback tractor to first maneuver the aircraft so he could board and then take off Friday evening, authorities added.

It’s unclear how he attained the skills to do loops in the aircraft before crashing about an hour after taking off into a small island in the Puget Sound, authorities said.”

https://apnews.com/701faeff7c7a44ab89b1186f6ffa63be/Plane-stolen-by-’suicidal’-employee-crashes-near-Seattle

And starting both engines with the levers in the right sequence? Knowing when airspeed sufficient for that craft? Sounds fishy.

[Steven W.]

I’ve still only seen a partial video of the loop last night and another on FNC this morning. Given the curiosity last night I wondered if he was plotting a “Q” ;)

[xone]

He used the tractor, because that is how they get pushed out. If he was a mech, he would know how to start it. Gauges are marked, wouldn't surprise me if the 'V's; were labeled in the cockpits. Anyone who ever watched a movie with airplanes doing loops could do one if they had no concern for the airframe. If you aren't bringing it back, do you care what happens to it? Maybe MK. but the flying and aircraft manipulation doesn't require that.>p> Marine Mech steals A-4

[xone]

He used the tractor, because that is how they get pushed out. If he was a mech, he would know how to start it. Gauges are marked, wouldn't surprise me if the 'V's; were labeled in the cockpits. Anyone who ever watched a movie with airplanes doing loops could do one if they had no concern for the airframe. If you aren't bringing it back, do you care what happens to it? Maybe MK. but the flying and aircraft manipulation doesn't require that.>p> Marine Mech steals A-4

[Bob Ireland]

***starting both engines with the levers in the right sequence? Knowing when airspeed sufficient for that craft? Sounds fishy***

Much more to come, I suspect - but prob. not from MSM. ⚰️ As soon as I heard about this, I told my son - note the Puget Sound location and remember that missile.

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

:: before crashing about an hour after taking off into a small island in the Puget Sound, ::

Oh, oh! Somebody needs an editor.

[baysider]

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[WildHighlander57]

I asked a similar question, do the ground guys know how to fly and where did this guy learn...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3678397/posts?page=25#25