Person of Interest Sought in Jet Theft

First Coast News ^ | 10/11/2005 | Jessica Clark

[tutstar]

Investigators are trying to determine how someone managed to get past security and steal a charter jet from the St. Augustine Airport.

[tutstar]

Video reports from the newscast.

Interesting since we know that Atta and others were in Florida. Wonder if this was practice for something else?

[tutstar]

ping

[Mamzelle]

bump

[OXENinFLA]

ARRESTED

http://www.news4jax.com/news/5089367/detail.html

[tutstar]

You beat me to it.
They updated the page right after I posted.

Just some guy wanting to show off to his friends. Guess he'll have plenty of time to think about that 'life changing' stunt.

How stupid!

[Mamzelle]

There is a nuclear power plant within a short flight from Gwinnett.

My property as been "buzzed" by low-flying private jets twice in the last month--like 300 ft above my home. I can't be positive, but it was similar to this citation or was perhaps a premier...anyway, nothing like a shrieking missle heading downhill at your home...nearest large airport is an hour and a half (by drive) away.

[RicocheT]

Wow, a joyride by a 22 year old who wasn't certified on that jet and 5 others. God sometimes protect fools from themselves.

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He looks like he's 15.

[tutstar]

Yes he does. He certainly didn't act with maturity or common sense.

[vrwc0915]

You have to give the kid some credit.

Flying is easy

Landing is not so easy

[gortklattu]

Flying is easy Landing is not so easy

You're right. I've got a few hundred more take-off's than landings.

[camle]

all i can think of is that scene from "its a mad mad mad mad world" of buddy hackett trying to fly an airplane with that little impish smile...

[gortklattu]

Flying is easy Landing is not so easy

You're right. I've got a few hundred more take-off's than landings.

[tutstar]

LOL

[holden]

I'll bet Microsoft hopes he outs himself as a FlightSim devotee.

HF

[patton]

feet knees face LOL

Actually, take offs = landings, when you think about it.

[vrwc0915]

one way or the other, yes every takeoff is followed by a landing

[Joe 6-pack]

Dude, where's my airplane?

[Mamzelle]

Not to mention folks on the ground. He took off and landed in highly populated communities. Interesting how easy it is to steal a $10M flytoy.

[SwankyC]

My property as been "buzzed" by low-flying private jets twice in the last month--like 300 ft above my home

Mine was too a week or so ago. I've never been buzzed by jets before and I'm not sure why it would happen. OTOH, that jet was quiet and very pretty. Coming from an aircraft entusiast, I would love to have a ride in that thing.