Posted on 04/30/2020 11:28:31 PM PDT by nickcarraway
He misheard a radio instruction from air traffic control
Harrison Ford is being investigated by US aviation regulators after the plane he was about to take off in had a near-miss with another aircraft.
The Star Wars and Indiana Jones actor, 77, was at the controls of his yellow two-seater Aviat Husky plane on Friday (April 24) when he crossed the runway while another aircraft was taking off.
In a statement to Sky News, the actor’s spokesperson said he “misheard a radio instruction from air traffic control” and “immediately acknowledged the mistake and apologised to ATC for the error.” Ford was due to fly the plan purely to “maintain currency and proficiency in the aircraft”.
The Federal Aviation Administration said another aircraft was performing a “touch-and-go” landing on the runway at the time of the incident. The two aircraft were 1,100m (3,600ft) apart.
As Sky News reports further, Ford has a generally good record as a fixed-wing and helicopter pilot, even lending his services to the emergency air rescue teams near his home in Wyoming.
In 2017 Ford landed the same Aviat Husky on a taxiway at John Wayne Airport in California where he passed over a passenger jet carrying 116 people on board. Ford retained his pilot’s licence after an FAA investigation found no action was warranted.
Ford, who took up flying in his 50s and owns several aircraft, was previously injured in 2015 after crashing his Second World War-era trainer on a Los Angeles golf course after it lost power shortly after takeoff. It resulted in him suffering a number of injuries, including a broken pelvis.
He was also involved in a helicopter crash in Santa Clarita, California in 1999, though he was unhurt.
What airport?
Again ?!
Give it up already.
What is he doing flying at that age?
Time to quit flying.
And maybe driving.
I’m sure he can afford to hire out both.
Gramps should be driving the No-Malarkey Express for the similarly aged Joe Biden.
Did that last week. Sucks! Easy to do !
Why is half the planet obsessed with this?
Half the people out there doing jobs are forced to wear a mask and you canmot understand them...just saying.
For older pilots, mistakes that may be attributed to poor hearing or eyesight are often more a matter of a decline in judgment. I once saw an older woman who had been a capable private pilot with a spotless record for decades misjudge her altitude on approach so as to stall and drop her Cessna 172 onto the runway from about fifteen feet. The result was substantial damage to the engine and a bad wrinkle in the firewall. The repairs took several months, which was long enough for her husband to talk her into giving up flying as anything other than a passenger.
I’m surprised he kept his license after he almost crashed into the passenger plane . I guess rules don’t apply to liberals in the air either .
He should let Chewy take over
The guy is a menace and should be banned from flying.
Han crashed first.
My goodness!
Don’t they know who he is!?!
He’s a Hollywood star!
It’s OK. He’s Hans Solo.
You stand a higher risk of being killed by Harrison Ford in his plane, than you do dying of the virus.
Went to a Subway shop to get a salad to take home with me, and I couldn't understand a thing the kid was saying behind his mask. I didn't have a mask on at the time. Now I'm wondering how deaf folks who rely on reading people's lips are handling this.
Masks are making it difficult for
deaf people to communicate
https://nypost.com/2020/04/30/masks-are-making-it-difficult-for-deaf-people-to-communicate/
So. ...I guess the stay at home orders don’t apply to him? Why? I was unaware that joy riding in a plane was considered an essential job. ....silly me. ...really hate this jerk.
Thanks for the link.
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