More hilarious reporting

[Dylan Smith]

http://www.lodinews.com/articles/2005/06/29/news/1_planes_050629.txt

According to Airnav, Lodi has three public airports within 4 miles.
One is listed as having skydive operations.
The C182 is a very popular jump ship (forget they showed a picture of
the RG, that's almost certainly a random C182 from the photo library).
Guess where the jump pilot may decide to circle down, in left turns
after dropping a load?

I love these conspiracy theorists.

--
Dylan Smith, Castletown, Isle of Man
Flying: http://www.dylansmith.net
Frontier Elite Universe: http://www.alioth.net
"Maintain thine airspeed, lest the ground come up and smite thee"

[Jay Honeck]

> I love these conspiracy theorists.

That *is* funny!

After working in newspapers for over 20 years, I'm surprised something that
stupid actually made it to press. Usually there's a crusty old editor
somewhere in the process that stops the young pup reporter and says "Wait a
minute here..."
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

[Greg Farris]

Well, I agree the length and speculative nature of the article really
give the impression that column space is not costly and people don't
have that much to think about up in Lodi!

On the other hand, the photo appears to be real, as the N number
(N-6458T)coincides with what the reporter says about the plane. Who
hired the air-to-air photography? Someone has put some big effort into
this amateurish-sounding article.

Reading other articles from the same rag, it appears there is a
significant anti-terror investigation going on there, with some arrests
having been made, and political turmoil in the local Mosque. In this
context, the type of surveillance operation the writer refers to may not
be far off the mark. One wonders what the writer may have against that.

This would be an opportunity for someone to point out the vital role
that GA aircraft have always had in law enforcement - and from there we
could get into environmental protection, gelogical survey,
(including photogrammetry for map making) meteorological services and
business enhancement like real estate survey. It appears they have just
approved a large commercial development there, including Wal-Mart.

It is obvious the writer has spent a lot of energy and probably some
money to investigate the matter, and appears eager to incite some
controversy over it. While we can only respect her legitimate defense of
people's right to know, one wonders why she should feel harrassed,
rather than reassured, by the presence of what she appears convinced is
a law enforcement initiative, and possibly an anti-terrorist
investigation.

It was bad enough when little planes got scapegoated for terror attacks
they had nothing to do with, and could not have perpetrated if they
wanted - but now even Feds in anti-terror investigation planes are being
used to spread panic and mistrust. Cant' win!

G Faris

[Steven P. McNicoll]

"Dylan Smith" > wrote in message
...
>
> http://www.lodinews.com/articles/2005/06/29/news/1_planes_050629.txt
>
> According to Airnav, Lodi has three public airports within 4 miles.
> One is listed as having skydive operations.
> The C182 is a very popular jump ship (forget they showed a picture of
> the RG, that's almost certainly a random C182 from the photo library).
> Guess where the jump pilot may decide to circle down, in left turns
> after dropping a load?
>

I'd guess over the airport, not the city some four miles away.

[Gig 601XL Builder]

"Dylan Smith" > wrote in message
...
> http://www.lodinews.com/articles/2005/06/29/news/1_planes_050629.txt
>
> According to Airnav, Lodi has three public airports within 4 miles.
> One is listed as having skydive operations.
> The C182 is a very popular jump ship (forget they showed a picture of
> the RG, that's almost certainly a random C182 from the photo library).
> Guess where the jump pilot may decide to circle down, in left turns
> after dropping a load?
>
> I love these conspiracy theorists.
>
> --
> Dylan Smith, Castletown, Isle of Man
> Flying: http://www.dylansmith.net
> Frontier Elite Universe: http://www.alioth.net
> "Maintain thine airspeed, lest the ground come up and smite thee"

And it's a modified or very old photo too. The N# comes back to a BELL 47
helicopter.

[Greg Farris]

In article <cCbxe.38411$DC2.29576@okepread01>, wr.giacona@coxDOTnet says...

>
>And it's a modified or very old photo too. The N# comes back to a BELL 47
>helicopter.
>

No it doesn't. Try changing your "1" at he end to a "T".
I made the same mistake at first.

[Gene Seibel]

Very probably a poorly researched story. May or may not be true.
However, the FBI does use Cessnas for surveillance. I personally knew
one of their pilots. She flew mostly in the NYC area, but made an
occasional trip to the western part of the country.
--
Gene Seibel
Gene & Sue's Aeroplanes - http://pad39a.com/gene/planes.html
Because we fly, we envy no one.

[Bob Chilcoat]

How about this:

"Plane Crashes in NY as Pilot Parachutes Out

Haverstraw, NY - An empty small plane crashed in the Hudson River off
Bowline Point Park yesterday after the pilot suffered leg pains and
parachuted out.

The unidentified pilot, who landed in the water and was rescued, didn't
suffer any serious injuries, Rockland County executive's office spokeswoman
C.J. Miller said. The pilot bailed out because he had leg pins and couldn't
pull the plane out of a dive, Miller said.

The plane went down at 4:41 pm, Haverstraw Police Department dispatcher
Edward Lopez said.

The Cirrus SR22 fixed-wing single-engined plane was lost on radar about 10
miles from Westchester County Airport, FAA spokeswoman Arlene Salac said.
____________________________________________

Now the news last night mentioned that the airplane had a parachute, which
was deployed. Perhaps the pilot also had a parachute (a real belt and
braces kind of guy!) and decided that the Cirrus one wasn't big enough, but
I somehow doubt it.

Leg pains prevent you from pulling out of dive? Huh?

--
Bob (Chief Pilot, White Knuckle Airways)


"Dylan Smith" > wrote in message
...
> http://www.lodinews.com/articles/2005/06/29/news/1_planes_050629.txt
>
> According to Airnav, Lodi has three public airports within 4 miles.
> One is listed as having skydive operations.
> The C182 is a very popular jump ship (forget they showed a picture of
> the RG, that's almost certainly a random C182 from the photo library).
> Guess where the jump pilot may decide to circle down, in left turns
> after dropping a load?
>
> I love these conspiracy theorists.
>
> --
> Dylan Smith, Castletown, Isle of Man
> Flying: http://www.dylansmith.net
> Frontier Elite Universe: http://www.alioth.net
> "Maintain thine airspeed, lest the ground come up and smite thee"

[john smith]

Gig 601XL Builder wrote:
> And it's a modified or very old photo too. The N# comes back to a BELL 47
> helicopter.

Isn't that just like the government to throw us off the scent?

[Montblack]

("Dylan Smith" wrote)
[snip]
> http://www.lodinews.com/articles/2005/06/29/news/1_planes_050629.txt

> I love these conspiracy theorists.


This one is too easy...

Twilight Zone:
The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street (1960)
Writer: Rod Serling
Director: Ron Winston

A mysterious power failure causes paranoid suburban residents to suspect one
another of being disguised creatures from outer space.

http://leapinbass.com/zone/tz/episodelistindex.html

"A power outage following a meteor sighting gets the residents of Maple
Street on edge. Since the power failure has even stricken the vehicles on
the street Pete Van Horn sets off on foot to find out what's wrong. Just
after Pete leaves a young boy says he knows what is going on. He shows that
in one of his comic books there is a story about aliens coming down,
assuming human looks, and living in neighborhood for a while - while they
plan their attack."


Montblack

[Morgans]

"Bob Chilcoat" > wrote

> Leg pains prevent you from pulling out of dive? Huh?

Not commenting on accuracy or anything, but you miss-read. It said leg
PINS.
--
Jim in NC

[Gig 601XL Builder]

You will notice the photo was provided by a Ken Cantrell. There is a Ken
Cantrell in the FAA data base that lives in Lodi CA. Looks like he built an
RV-6. He posts to the Matronics RV list and he has a repaiman's cert for
one.

I wonder if MIBs have visited him yet.



"Greg Farris" > wrote in message
...
> Well, I agree the length and speculative nature of the article really
> give the impression that column space is not costly and people don't
> have that much to think about up in Lodi!
>
> On the other hand, the photo appears to be real, as the N number
> (N-6458T)coincides with what the reporter says about the plane. Who
> hired the air-to-air photography? Someone has put some big effort into
> this amateurish-sounding article.
>
> Reading other articles from the same rag, it appears there is a
> significant anti-terror investigation going on there, with some arrests
> having been made, and political turmoil in the local Mosque. In this
> context, the type of surveillance operation the writer refers to may not
> be far off the mark. One wonders what the writer may have against that.
>
> This would be an opportunity for someone to point out the vital role
> that GA aircraft have always had in law enforcement - and from there we
> could get into environmental protection, gelogical survey,
> (including photogrammetry for map making) meteorological services and
> business enhancement like real estate survey. It appears they have just
> approved a large commercial development there, including Wal-Mart.
>
> It is obvious the writer has spent a lot of energy and probably some
> money to investigate the matter, and appears eager to incite some
> controversy over it. While we can only respect her legitimate defense of
> people's right to know, one wonders why she should feel harrassed,
> rather than reassured, by the presence of what she appears convinced is
> a law enforcement initiative, and possibly an anti-terrorist
> investigation.
>
> It was bad enough when little planes got scapegoated for terror attacks
> they had nothing to do with, and could not have perpetrated if they
> wanted - but now even Feds in anti-terror investigation planes are being
> used to spread panic and mistrust. Cant' win!
>
> G Faris
>

[Chris Ehlbeck]

And just what is the Federal Aviation AUTHORITY?
--
Chris Ehlbeck, PP-ASEL
"It's a license to learn, have fun and buy really expensive hamburgers."

"Dylan Smith" > wrote in message
...
> http://www.lodinews.com/articles/2005/06/29/news/1_planes_050629.txt
>
> According to Airnav, Lodi has three public airports within 4 miles.
> One is listed as having skydive operations.
> The C182 is a very popular jump ship (forget they showed a picture of
> the RG, that's almost certainly a random C182 from the photo library).
> Guess where the jump pilot may decide to circle down, in left turns
> after dropping a load?
>
> I love these conspiracy theorists.
>
> --
> Dylan Smith, Castletown, Isle of Man
> Flying: http://www.dylansmith.net
> Frontier Elite Universe: http://www.alioth.net
> "Maintain thine airspeed, lest the ground come up and smite thee"

[Greg Farris]

In article <TBhxe.38416$DC2.4696@okepread01>, wr.giacona@coxDOTnet says...

>
>I wonder if MIBs have visited him yet.
>

Wasn't there someone with a name like that involved in an accident recently?
Something went wierd with his GPS . . .


:-)

[George Patterson]

Morgans wrote:
>
> Not commenting on accuracy or anything, but you miss-read. It said leg
> PINS.

In one section, but earlier it said "Haverstraw, NY - An empty small plane
crashed in the Hudson River off Bowline Point Park yesterday after the pilot
suffered leg *pains* and parachuted out."

George Patterson
Why do men's hearts beat faster, knees get weak, throats become dry,
and they think irrationally when a woman wears leather clothing?
Because she smells like a new truck.

[Earl Grieda]

"George Patterson" > wrote in message
news:iEoxe.3399$kM5.1487@trndny05...
> Morgans wrote:
> >
> > Not commenting on accuracy or anything, but you miss-read.
> > It said leg PINS.
>
> In one section, but earlier it said "Haverstraw, NY - An
> empty small plane crashed in the Hudson River off Bowline
> Point Park yesterday after the pilot suffered leg *pains*
> and parachuted out."
>

Did it say what was wrong with his leg? Jumping out of an airplane because
of leg pain seems extreme.

[Dave Stadt]

"Earl Grieda" > wrote in message
link.net...
>
> "George Patterson" > wrote in message
> news:iEoxe.3399$kM5.1487@trndny05...
> > Morgans wrote:
> > >
> > > Not commenting on accuracy or anything, but you miss-read.
> > > It said leg PINS.
> >
> > In one section, but earlier it said "Haverstraw, NY - An
> > empty small plane crashed in the Hudson River off Bowline
> > Point Park yesterday after the pilot suffered leg *pains*
> > and parachuted out."
> >
>
> Did it say what was wrong with his leg? Jumping out of an airplane
because
> of leg pain seems extreme.

Especially seeing as that is the first part of the body to hit when under a
parachute. I suspect something is amiss in the story being reported.

[[email protected]]

Dylan Smith wrote:
> http://www.lodinews.com/articles/2005/06/29/news/1_planes_050629.txt

Sounds like they really should start doing some surveillance out there
in Lodi California and find out where the newspaper folks are getting
their dope.

[Matt Barrow]

> wrote in message
oups.com...
>
>
> Dylan Smith wrote:
> > http://www.lodinews.com/articles/2005/06/29/news/1_planes_050629.txt
>
> Sounds like they really should start doing some surveillance out there
> in Lodi California and find out where the newspaper folks are getting
> their dope.

Probably from Congress -- I gotta get me some of what they're smoking.

[Greg Farris]

In article . net>,
says...

>
>Did it say what was wrong with his leg? Jumping out of an airplane because
>of leg pain seems extreme.
>

Very credible story.

"Hangnail's killing me man, I'm outta here!
Never mind that I'm setting my half million dollar airplane free in the
middle of Westchester County - obviously I wear a parachute at all time
for just such occasions!"

:-)