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Old May 23rd 05, 09:25 PM
A.Coleman
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http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cg...&sn=018&sc=478

AA Revokes License of D.C. 'Alert' Pilot
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Monday, May 23, 2005

(05-23) 12:15 PDT WASHINGTON (AP) --

The government has revoked the license of the pilot in charge of the small
plane that strayed to within three miles of the White House on May 11,
forcing the panicked evacuation of thousands of people from the executive
mansion, Capitol and Supreme Court.

Though hundreds of people have mistakenly flown into Washington's restricted
airspace, this was believed to be the first such revocation.

The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday that it had issued an
emergency revocation of Hayden L. Sheaffer's pilot's license because he
"constitutes an unacceptable risk to safety in air commerce."

The agency said no action would be taken against Sheaffer's student, who was
also in the plane.

"This action reflects the seriousness in which we view all restricted
airspace violations and, in this case, the level of incursion into
restricted airspace," said FAA spokesman Greg Martin.

The plane entered restricted airspace and then continued flying toward
highly sensitive areas, prompting evacuations of tens of thousands of people
as military aircraft scrambled to intercept it.

The student, 36-year-old Troy Martin, who had logged only 30 hours of flight
time, had control of the small Cessna single engine plane when a U.S.
Customs Service Black Hawk helicopter and a Citation jet intercepted it.

Sheaffer didn't take the most basic steps required of pilots before
operating an aircraft, the FAA said. He failed to check the weather report
before leaving Smoketown, Pa., and he didn't check the FAA's "Notices to
Airmen," which informs pilots of airspace restrictions.

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Old May 23rd 05, 09:42 PM
Peter R.
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A. Coleman wrote:

The student, 36-year-old Troy Martin, who had logged only 30 hours of

flight
time, had control of the small Cessna single engine plane when a U.S.


Customs Service Black Hawk helicopter and a Citation jet intercepted

it.

Really? A Citation jet intercepted the wayward C150? That's news to
me.

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Old May 23rd 05, 09:56 PM
Helen Woods
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It was suposedly a customs jet. It was involved in the chase with the
F16 and blackhawk.
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Old May 23rd 05, 09:57 PM
John T
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Peter R. wrote:

Really? A Citation jet intercepted the wayward C150? That's news to
me.


The Citation was involved in the intercept although the Blackhawk was the
one flying formation - at least until the F-16s showed up. That was
reported from the beginning.

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Old May 23rd 05, 10:09 PM
xyzzy
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A.Coleman wrote:

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cg...&sn=018&sc=478

AA Revokes License of D.C. 'Alert' Pilot
-
Monday, May 23, 2005

(05-23) 12:15 PDT WASHINGTON (AP) --

The government has revoked the license of the pilot in charge of the small
plane that strayed to within three miles of the White House on May 11,
forcing the panicked evacuation of thousands of people from the executive
mansion, Capitol and Supreme Court.

Though hundreds of people have mistakenly flown into Washington's restricted
airspace, this was believed to be the first such revocation.

The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday that it had issued an
emergency revocation of Hayden L. Sheaffer's pilot's license because he
"constitutes an unacceptable risk to safety in air commerce."

The agency said no action would be taken against Sheaffer's student, who was
also in the plane.


AOPA has said that Sheaffer is not an instructor, if correct Troy Martin
was not "his student" he was merely a passenger (legally anyway)

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Old May 23rd 05, 10:21 PM
Paul kgyy
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What in the #(*$%& is a customs jet going to do to protect our national
government against a C150? Threaten them with loss of duty free
privileges????????????????

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Old May 23rd 05, 10:32 PM
Peter R.
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John T wrote:

The Citation was involved in the intercept although the Blackhawk was

the
one flying formation - at least until the F-16s showed up. That was
reported from the beginning.


Thanks. I guess I missed that. These newsgroups should be required
reading for every pilot. :-)

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Old May 23rd 05, 10:48 PM
Matt Barrow
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"Paul kgyy" wrote in message
ups.com...
What in the #(*$%& is a customs jet going to do to protect our national
government against a C150? Threaten them with loss of duty free
privileges????????????????


Confiscate their booze and cigarettes.



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Old May 23rd 05, 10:50 PM
gatt
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"Paul kgyy" wrote in message

What in the #(*$%& is a customs jet going to do to protect our national
government against a C150?


Fly into it.

*shrug*

-c



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Old May 23rd 05, 10:54 PM
gatt
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so what do you guys think of it?

Sounds like, all the hysteria and other issues aside, the pilot really
screwed the pooch on many basic levels.

-c
HOW do you as a safe, qualified pilot fly over Washington DC and not know
it's Washington DC? Are there any pilots in these forums that DON'T know
it's restricted airspace?


 




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