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CNN: Man Held in Custody at Frederick, MD Airport, Re: D.C. Plane Scare
Wednesday, May 11, 2005
| Kristinn
Posted on 05/11/2005 10:09:33 AM PDT by kristinn
CNN's Kelly Arena reports that one man is being held by Maryland State Police at an airport in Frederick, MD. The police are waiting for federal authorities to arrive on the scene.
The man is said to be the pilot of the small aircraft that triggered an evacuation of government buildings in downtown Washington when he reportedly violated restricted airspace.
Frederick, MD. is located about an hour northwest of Washington, D.C. along the I-270 corridor.
TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia; US: Maryland; US: Pennsylvania; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: airraid; dc; evacuation; falsealarm; nationalsecurity; violationofairspace; washingtondc
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To: maggiefluffs
Wow. Ol' Ms. Wilbanks cleaned up good between that mug shot and the pics we saw on the news, but you can't hide those bug eyes!
5'10", huh? She's a tall nutburger.
}:-)4
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posted on
05/11/2005 11:30:16 AM PDT
by
Moose4
(Richmond, Virginia--commemorating 140 years of Yankee occupation.)
To: Howlin
My daughter just called and said it's reported that W is back in the White House.
To: bored at work
Does anybody know if there are windows on this plane that can be opened in flight?Yes. During my first few hours of training my instructor would hand-surf. Sure gave my legs a workout...
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posted on
05/11/2005 11:30:44 AM PDT
by
Squawk 8888
(End dependence on foreign oil- put a Slowpoke in your basement)
To: kristinn
Cops to pilot - "Son your ego is writing checks your body can't cash."
To: kristinn
He's at the Frederick Airport? Home base of AOPA. At least the legal office is right there.
If he is not one of the bad guys, he's gawdawful stupid. There are all sorts of products, including one you can DL onto your cellphone that will give you real-time locations of temporary TFRs, and he better have been unconscious to go flying over the most visible of prohibited areas.
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posted on
05/11/2005 11:31:41 AM PDT
by
bootless
(Never Forget - And Never Again)
To: Spktyr
And then have the bill for the expended munitions sent to your estate.
I agree and don't use the cheap munitions either.
To: Moose4
You know, in relation to young ms. Wilbanks, maybe her turning roadrunner was the best thing ever to happen to her fiance...
Better she does it before the marriage, than after..
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posted on
05/11/2005 11:32:05 AM PDT
by
Armedanddangerous
(September 11, 2001, never forget, and never forgive.)
To: pa mom
Well, I think a nuke would bring a 150 well over its gross weight, but bio and chem weapons are light. A 150 is really little, light and slow.
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posted on
05/11/2005 11:32:48 AM PDT
by
bootless
(Never Forget - And Never Again)
To: flashbunny
Having owned a Cessna 152. My opinion is that it can carry about 200 lbs beyond the pilot and fuel weight. I can carry a much heavier payload on my motorcycle.
Why don't they ban auto's in DC? They seem to be the terrorists weapon of choice.
To: Dead Dog; snopercod
Exactly. Maybe it's time to post John Deakin's excellent AVweb column on that very subject (the GA aircraft being a terrible battering ram) again.
170
posted on
05/11/2005 11:34:56 AM PDT
by
bootless
(Never Forget - And Never Again)
To: Howlin
Do you know if they're back at the WH yet?
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posted on
05/11/2005 11:35:01 AM PDT
by
ohioWfan
("If My people, which are called by My name, will humble themselves and pray.....")
To: Gunrunner2
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posted on
05/11/2005 11:35:02 AM PDT
by
CyberAnt
(President Bush: "America is the greatest nation on the face of the earth")
To: RSmithOpt
Never plan on taking a lot of luggage with 3 people in a 150.Sound advice, but I would add, "Never plan on taking more than 1 person on a 150."
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posted on
05/11/2005 11:38:24 AM PDT
by
Squawk 8888
(End dependence on foreign oil- put a Slowpoke in your basement)
To: kristinn; MeekOneGOP; PhilDragoo; Happy2BMe; potlatch; ntnychik; Smartass; Travis McGee; ...
Moammar Kadaffi style hair -
Dark, curl, long over collar in back
-
A Flight Instructor was in the Cessna and arrested also?
The "paper clip" move and reckless wilful proximity to the WH will not go over well -
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posted on
05/11/2005 11:39:56 AM PDT
by
devolve
(My WWII Tribute: http://pro.lookingat.us/WWII.html - more traffic than DU-Koz-LDot)
To: Squawk 8888
Sound advice, but I would add, "Never plan on taking more than 1 person on a 150."
Very true. I always liked the addage "You don't fly in a 150. You wear a 150."
To: Spktyr
"Guy should have eaten a Sidewinder or Stinger after ignoring warnings." Translates to: Heat Seeking AIM-9B or Stinger Enema
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posted on
05/11/2005 11:43:00 AM PDT
by
RSmithOpt
(Liberalism: Highway to Hell)
To: Cool Multiservice Soldier
LOL. One cool thing about it though is that you can reach both doors at the same time. My instructor flew the plane for ten minutes once just by opening & closing the doors.
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posted on
05/11/2005 11:44:29 AM PDT
by
Squawk 8888
(End dependence on foreign oil- put a Slowpoke in your basement)
To: RSmithOpt
Translates to: Heat Seeking AIM-9B or Stinger Enema
How about the Pheonix misslile or the AMRAAM?
To: Cool Multiservice Soldier
Phoenix leaves with the F-14
There is no good way to shoot down a plane over a populated area.
179
posted on
05/11/2005 11:49:11 AM PDT
by
AppyPappy
(If You're Not A Part Of The Solution, There's Good Money To Be Made In Prolonging The Problem.)
To: pa mom
"Is anyone else annoyed that the press keeps pointing out how small it is, with the unspoken assumption that it could do little damage?"Well, look how little damage the microscopic plane that insane Florida kid rammed into the side of a building caused.
Yep, that concrete doesn't even have a scratch on it.
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posted on
05/11/2005 11:50:00 AM PDT
by
cake_crumb
(Leftist Credo: "One Wing to Rule Them all and to the Dark Side Bind Them")
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