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Compton/Woodley Airport plane almost stolen by student pilot
KABC) ^
| Saturday, April 21, 2012
Posted on 04/22/2012 7:00:24 PM PDT by BenLurkin
COMPTON, Calif. (KABC) -- A student pilot was arrested after he tried to steal an airplane from Compton/Woodley Airport.
Sheriff's officials said 25-year-old Troy Long of Bellflower attempted to steal the two-seat Cessna 152 on Friday. Authorities say Long entered the airport office and began taking keys for airplanes. He then pulled a gun on airport workers when they tried to stop him.
He got into the Cessna and started the engine, but he was stopped from going anywhere by a chain connecting the plane to the tarmac.
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TOPICS: Outdoors
KEYWORDS: california; cessna152; compton
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posted on
04/22/2012 7:00:27 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
To: BenLurkin
Always, ALWAYS - do a preflight inspection. Chained planes don’t fly.
;-)
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posted on
04/22/2012 7:03:33 PM PDT
by
GladesGuru
(In a society predicated upon freedom, it is necessary to examine principles."...the public interest)
To: BenLurkin
He got into the Cessna and started the engine, but he was stopped from going anywhere by a chain connecting the plane to the tarmac. LOL! Next time do a preflight kiddo.
To: BenLurkin
He musta been a BAAAAD student.
4
posted on
04/22/2012 7:06:12 PM PDT
by
driftdiver
(I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
To: BenLurkin
I guess he skipped the class on “walk arounds.”
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posted on
04/22/2012 7:07:32 PM PDT
by
Army Air Corps
(Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
To: BenLurkin; onedoug
but he was stopped from going anywhere by a chain connecting the plane to the tarmac.
Sounds like he needed some more lessons.
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posted on
04/22/2012 7:08:45 PM PDT
by
stylecouncilor
(Some minds are like soup in a poor restaurant...better left unstirred.-PG Wodehouse)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
04/22/2012 7:20:33 PM PDT
by
crazydad
To: BenLurkin
"He got into the Cessna and started the engine, but he was stopped from going anywhere by a chain connecting the plane to the tarmac."They never used the word tarmac in this country until Billy Carter peed on it.
8
posted on
04/22/2012 7:39:45 PM PDT
by
OldEagle
To: crazydad
Must have thought the tie down chain was airplane bling!
9
posted on
04/22/2012 7:45:47 PM PDT
by
Jack Hydrazine
(It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine!)
To: BenLurkin
Ya, I did that once. Didn’t check all the tie-downs and sure enough, the tail chain was still connected. Tried to taxi out and whump!
10
posted on
04/22/2012 8:05:52 PM PDT
by
SkyDancer
("Talent Without Ambition Is Sad - Ambition Without Talent Is Worse")
To: BenLurkin
I wonder where he was going and who he thought he was going to outrun with that plane? Any decent sized motorcycle goes a lot faster than that plane does.
To: oldenuff2no
Any decent sized motorcycle goes a lot faster than that plane does. But they don't fly, and getting in the way of the prop is a losing proposition.
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posted on
04/22/2012 8:11:01 PM PDT
by
xone
To: SkyDancer
I got distracted once during my preflight in Cheyenne. Somehow missed the tiedown on the left wing, and the tower thought it was really funny when my request for taxi clearance resulted in a left 360....
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posted on
04/22/2012 8:12:36 PM PDT
by
Tigerized
("..and whack 'em, and whack 'em, and whack 'em!' cried the Toad in ecstasy." (also my 2012 strategy))
To: BenLurkin
I don’t know of many good eateries in Compton, but there’s a Louisiana Fried Chicken eatery on Alondra that’s catty-corner from the airport. Much better than KFC.
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posted on
04/22/2012 9:07:03 PM PDT
by
Fiji Hill
(Deo Vindice!)
To: BenLurkin
If you are going to steal a plane, why steal a 152? Go for something bigger and faster.
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posted on
04/22/2012 10:19:38 PM PDT
by
USNBandit
(sarcasm engaged at all times)
To: xone
no bikes don’t fly but a 152 is going nowhere fast. If I were going to steal a plane I would be looking for something a lot faster with a lot better range.
To: BenLurkin
Compton is America’s 100% African-American city.
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posted on
04/23/2012 3:16:55 AM PDT
by
Bon mots
("When seconds count, the police are just minutes away...")
To: oldenuff2no
If I were going to steal a plane Sometimes you gotta steal what is available.
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posted on
04/23/2012 6:43:42 AM PDT
by
xone
To: Tigerized
...and once I forgot the nose wheel chock .....
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posted on
04/23/2012 6:47:04 AM PDT
by
SkyDancer
("Talent Without Ambition Is Sad - Ambition Without Talent Is Worse")
To: Bon mots
Last time I was there it was about half Mexican.
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posted on
04/23/2012 11:48:33 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both)
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