Originally Posted by
Colours389
Les Wilson (Bristol Airport Manager) made the local news showing him enthusiastically slapping on a notice impounding a passenger plane that had just landed and was about to take on a fresh passenger load and depart. I think this was in the late 80's.
Ha! That doesn’t surprise me at all. Les had been SATCO at Luton and was always keen on catching debtors! His most famous ‘cop’ with us in ATC was the occasion when he attempted to stop a local AG pilot departing in his Pawnee due to an alleged unpaid landing fee.. He was invited to go forth and multiply as the pilot was only wearing swimming trunks and a motorcycle crash helmet..Fortunately Les didn’t attempt a full cavity body search for loose change…