Good News! Arrest in plane theft case

Larry Fransson wrote:

So this was in New Jersey, right? The state that requires double locks on all aircraft? Uh huh. Lotta good that did. It just goes to show that locks only serve to keep honest people honest.

A standard ignition lock and locked door counts as "double locks" according to the New Jersey Division of Aeronautics. http://www.aopa.org/whatsnew/newsitems/2003/03-1-146x_faqs.html
Double locking your aircraft is only required when the aircraft is left unused for at least 24 hours. I don't know anybody who intentionally leaves their magnetos hot, and locking the door sounds
like pretty good common sense to me, especially in a place where avionic thefts have occurred.

and locking the door sounds
like pretty good common sense to me


Yes, but that's not the same as being required by law to lock the door.

It makes good sense not to drink gasoline too. But I don't think there's a law
against it (except perhaps the law against using gasoline for "other than its
intended purpose")

Jose

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"Teacherjh" wrote in message
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and locking the door sounds
like pretty good common sense to me


Yes, but that's not the same as being required by law to lock the door.

It makes good sense not to drink gasoline too. But I don't think there's a
law
against it (except perhaps the law against using gasoline for "other than its
intended purpose")

Of course, that assumes you have a door that locks. Or a door period. And many
of those without doors, also don't have keyed ignition switches. Makes it kind
of hard to double lock your plane.

In article , "Mike O'Malley"
wrote:

Of course, that assumes you have a door that locks. Or a door period.
And many
of those without doors, also don't have keyed ignition switches. Makes
it kind
of hard to double lock your plane.


And, of course, no one should make the mistake of assuming that the NJ
legislature (sp?) knows enough about aircraft and security to understand
the impact and effectivenss of their laws.

--
Bob Noel

Mike O'Malley wrote:


Makes it kind of hard to double lock your plane.

Prop locks count. Throttle locks count. "The Club" counts. A logging chain and
Master padlock counts.

It may cost you a C-note, but it isn't hard to double lock a plane.

George Patterson
If you're not part of the solution, you can make a lot of money prolonging
the problem.

"G.R. Patterson III" wrote in message ...
Mike O'Malley wrote:


Makes it kind of hard to double lock your plane.

Prop locks count. Throttle locks count. "The Club" counts. A logging chain and
Master padlock counts.

It may cost you a C-note, but it isn't hard to double lock a plane.

George Patterson


Reminds me of a prank played on young maintenance guys in the Air
Force. They would be sent somewhere to get the keys to a particular
bird, not realizing that the birds do not require keys. Strange, when
you compare the cost and the potential lethality of fighter aircraft
vs. GA craft.
Pokey

(Teacherjh) wrote:

Yes, but that's not the same as being required by law to lock the door.

It makes good sense not to drink gasoline too. But I don't think there's a law
against it (except perhaps the law against using gasoline for "other than its
intended purpose")

Jose

In NJ we can't even pump our own gasoline, so I wouldn't be suprised
if there *is* a law against drinking it :-)

"Jim Buckridge" wrote in message
om...
(Teacherjh) wrote:

Yes, but that's not the same as being required by law to lock the door.

It makes good sense not to drink gasoline too. But I don't think there's a
law
against it (except perhaps the law against using gasoline for "other than
its
intended purpose")

Jose

In NJ we can't even pump our own gasoline, so I wouldn't be suprised
if there *is* a law against drinking it :-)

I always chuckled at that- when I was working there, I couldn't put gas into my
own car. But I could fuel up my own airplane all day. Go figure.

--
Mike

"Mike O'Malley" wrote in message ...

In NJ we can't even pump our own gasoline, so I wouldn't be suprised
if there *is* a law against drinking it :-)

I always chuckled at that- when I was working there, I couldn't put gas into my
own car. But I could fuel up my own airplane all day. Go figure.

That's because the small service station owner's lobby doesn't care anything about
airplanes. The reason you can't pump your own gas is to discourage the large
gas-n-go operations from coming in and pushing out the small operators.

Of course, even with full service, low gas taxes (nice to have several oil companies
headquartered in your state) mean that the gas prices are cheaper in NJ than in all
the neighboring states. Regularly fill up in Penns Grove (last exit in NJ) on my way
out of the state.

For NJ residents, this is totally wiped out by the rediculous insurance system there
caused by the fact that the legislature seems primarily composed of personal injury
lawyers.