[Think free or die]

(First post - hope I got this right . . . )

[Palladin]

Good job on your first post!

The pilot was probably drunk....

or ???

[petuniasevan]

I found a link at WPVI for you.

Plane Diverted from Philly Airport

Pilot Arrested

January 15, 2004 — The pilot of a small plane was arrested after what the FAA says was erratic flying. Police were notified around 10:00pm after the plane violated the restricted airspace surrounding Philadelphia International Airport and would not respond to control tower communications.

 VIDEO: Jim Gardner reports

Compounding the concerns is the fact that the airport where the pilot was circling is just a few short miles from the Limerick Nuclear Power Plant.

The small plane, a single-engine Piper PA-28, finally landed at the airport where waiting police took the pilot into custody. The plane was then towed into a hanger.

So far there is no word on why the pilot was flying as he did.

[expatpat]

When I was flying up to New York, I'd use Pottstown as a point to pick up an IFR clearance to get into NY airspace. The plant there is a very visible landmark, and I've wondered since 9/11 how much hassle one could get into flying there. Now I know.