CNN: Man Held in Custody at Frederick, MD Airport, Re: D.C. Plane Scare

Wednesday, May 11, 2005 | Kristinn

[timtoews5292004]

maybe they should call them footlocker nukes or something like that. I'd hate to have to carry around a suitcase big enough to hold 500 pounds of stuff.

[Mr Ramsbotham]

Chuckle. Reported "warning shots" from the F 18's. I'd need new shorts, pants, shoes, socks and a new seat for the aircraft....

You're not just kidding. When I was young my Dad was stationed at an Air Force base where they used to test-fire the 22 mm cannons on F-100 jets, right in the vicinity of the base football field. The guns would go off without warning, and everybody; literally everybody, would jump. It's a sound such as you'd never hear in the nethermost reaches of hell.

[RSmithOpt]

Good analogy: If a Cessna 150 is a weapon, a 1969 Olds 88 is a WMD. Never plan on taking a lot of luggage with 3 people in a 150.

[flashbunny]

Which would far exceed the load a cessna 150/152 can carry.

Well, maybe a cessna could carry it, if it didn't have a pilot or any fuel on board.

[Howlin]

kristinn, have you heard these "rumors" CNN is now openly talking about -- that others have been taken into custody?

[Armedanddangerous]

Demkicker

Maybe the pilot was too stupid to work the radio? Hey there are a lot od Democrats in that area so you never know....

[Spktyr]

Three radio warnings, maybe a flyby (to see if the pilot's not dead in the cockpit or the plane's not screwed - completely optional), then just light up his world. Something like that would stop the leftwing "demonstrator" nutcases really fast and would send the appropriate message around the world - violate a no-fly zone or ignore your ground controller and get blown out of the sky.


"Sorry bout your luck there, hoss, but we did give you fair warning."

[Armedanddangerous]

The U.S. Capitol Police say the plane was stolen.

It keeps getting more interesting..

[Squawk 8888]

If it was a test by the good guys they'd qualify for a Darwin. Deliberately attracting fighters with live ammo is something one would expect from those groups that use "disposable" operatives.

[sarasota]

Bet there are now some caucasians willing to do a probe for the "cause".

[MJemison]

Three radio warnings, maybe a flyby (to see if the pilot's not dead in the cockpit or the plane's not screwed - completely optional), then just light up his world. Something like that would stop the leftwing "demonstrator" nutcases really fast and would send the appropriate message around the world - violate a no-fly zone or ignore your ground controller and get blown out of the sky.

Ah! Suicide by F16!

[Spktyr]

If so, he's looking at getting thrown in a Fed prison and having the key tossed.

[Squawk 8888]

IIRC it has a useful load of about 500lb, including ~150lb of fuel. With pilot, full fuel and no pax you could have a payload of 100lb or so.

[kristinn]

No. I took a break for a few minutes. CNN's been reporting rumors about our security contingencies all afternoon, but I missed that.

The Washington Post reported Nancy Reagan was at the White House visiting Laura Bush at the time if the alert.

[Rocky Mountain Mama]

Pa Mom: "I don't know, this could be trouble. Those Amish can get pretty wacky."

Hummm, Amish flying a plane ... something doesn't compute, LOL.

[Spktyr]

And then have the bill for the expended munitions sent to your estate.

[brothers4thID]

Don't know what you were watching or who you work for, but there was very little "panic" going on where I was. The only people panicking were tourists and journalists trying to make a story out of this.

[Armedanddangerous]

It seems as though there were two people on the plane, an instructor and a student pilot. You would think an instructor would know better than to perpetrate such a boneheaded stunt.

Unless he was in on it, or was held at gunpoint.

[Howlin]

She's staying there for a few days, according to Ron. They were both moved to a secure location.

[AmericanInTokyo]

It mighta' been a leftnut wingjob!