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Two 14 year old boys steal plane and then crash
I think they are lucky they didnt make it to mexico. Amazing story. the
father must of tought him to fly. He even knew emergency procedures to land in the desert. Wow on a day of bad weather, they where probably IFR part of the flight. This would make a good 1 hour movie. |
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Two 14 year old boys steal plane and then crash
"Peter R." wrote in message news Larry Dighera wrote: Peter R wrote: Wasn't it reported in the article posted by the OP that the aircraft ran out of fuel? Something is not right there. Why? If the aircraft really did run out of fuel, then this plus the fact that the aircraft didn't fly very far before the engine quit implies that the aircraft had very little fuel on the ground at Big Bear Airport. Does it make sense to you that an aircraft sitting on the ground at an airport surrounded by hostile terrain would have very little fuel in the tanks? It doesn't to me. -- Peter Wasn't this gone over in that thread about getting fuel stolen? It's out in the dry country, so not much worry about condensation in the tanks. He probably tops it off just before departure, something the kid neglected to pay attention to. |
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Two 14 year old boys steal plane and then crash
'In California, you can get a license at 17-years-old.'
More fine reporting. |
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Two 14 year old boys steal plane and then crash
("Jay Honeck" wrote)
I'd hug him like my life depended upon his next breath. THEN I'd beat him senseless... "And in this corner ...Kid Joey Granite." Sorry Jay, but you're going down in the 8th. (Vegas has you a 3:1 underdog) Montblack Might I recommend ...a stern look. :-) |
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Two 14 year old boys steal plane and then crash
"Aluckyguess" wrote in message
... If your lucky in time things will change. He will realize the support that he has from family and friends, he wont want to let them down. Did I say hug him and tell him you love him. And if that doesn't work, beat the **** out of him... |
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Two 14 year old boys steal plane and then crash
On Tue, 28 Feb 2006 19:01:02 -0500, "Peter R."
wrote in :: If the aircraft really did run out of fuel, then this plus the fact that the aircraft didn't fly very far before the engine quit implies that the aircraft had very little fuel on the ground at Big Bear Airport. Does it make sense to you that an aircraft sitting on the ground at an airport surrounded by hostile terrain would have very little fuel in the tanks? It doesn't to me. I see what you're getting at, but your presumption relies upon a fact that hasn't yet been divulged: that the boys knew how to switch tanks. If the aircraft's cruise speed was 170 knots, a direct route would have taken over 20 minutes to reach Cottonwood station. |
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Two 14 year old boys steal plane and then crash
On Tue, 28 Feb 2006 17:22:59 -0800, "Aluckyguess"
wrote in :: He even knew emergency procedures to land in the desert. Perhaps. On the other hand, without power, one will land regardless of knowledge of forced landing procedures. Wow on a day of bad weather, they where probably IFR part of the flight. Given a moonless night in poor weather over the desert, I'd say they had only a minimal horizon reference. |
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Two 14 year old boys steal plane and then crash
"Peter R." wrote:
With this accident in mind, I will pose this scenario to him and ask him, based on his forty or so years in the aircraft insurance business, whether the damages in this case would be covered by my policy, had it occurred to me. I just spoke with my insurance broker, who incidentally has been in the business since 1961. I described this exact accident scenario and asked him, had it happened to me would the aircraft damage be covered by my insurance company. His answer was absolutely yes. By the way, my policy is with USAIG. -- Peter |
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Two 14 year old boys steal plane and then crash
would the aircraft damage be covered by my insurance company. His
answer was absolutely yes. .... but would they then go after your son? Jose -- Money: what you need when you run out of brains. for Email, make the obvious change in the address. |
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Two 14 year old boys steal plane and then crash
Jose wrote:
would the aircraft damage be covered by my insurance company. His answer was absolutely yes. ... but would they then go after your son? It seems that this newsgroup is filled with rumors of subrogation, yet no one in the four years I have been here has anyone ever provided a first- or secondhand account of this actually happening. It is always, "a cousin of a friend of my brother's was once sued by the insurance company for damage to an aircraft that happened when he was a pilot." An aviation urban legend, as it were. With that in mind and having secondhand knowledge of individuals who damaged aircraft but were never sued, I would answer no to your question. Furthermore, the reason I posted my insurance broker's answer was in response to selwaykid's claim that the insurance company would not cover the damages in this specific accident. -- Peter |
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