Arrest over airport hoax

[Wirraway]

Wed "West Australian"

Arrest over airport hoax

A 19-YEAR-OLD Lynwood man has been arrested by Australian Federal Police for making bogus radio transmissions to pilots and air traffic control at Perth airport.

AFP agents will allege the man made a number of hoax transmissions on Monday and Tuesday this week.

He was arrested late on Thursday after a surveillance operation at a shopping centre carpark.

The man has been charged with using a transmitter in a way likely to interfere with radio communications, knowing such interference was likely to prejudice the safe operation of an aircraft, under the Radio Communications Act 1992.

Federal agents will allege some of the transmissions contained threats to the safety of aircraft, and calls impersonating pilots asked for clearances to enter controlled airspaces, for landings and to cross active runways.

Air Services Australia spokesman David Gray said commercial pilots had recognised the caller as an impostor, ignored his instructions and alerted air traffic control, which had changed frequencies.

The man will appear in Perth Magistrate's Court on Tuesday.

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[Ang737]

Idiot lock him up

[IORRA]

More here:

http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?threadid=123709&perpage=15&pagenumber=1

[ZK-NSN]

These people never learn, its like those dorks who think its funny to tell check in staff the have a gun in their bag. i bet it changes when the security staff are lubing up the rubber glove ready to give the hell cavity search. Dont stop till you touch the back of their teeth then throw him in the clink!!!

[Gunner B12]

Just thought I'd revive this one to say I just heard on the radio that this idiot got 6 months suspended sentence.

Don't seem right to me.

[Pinky the pilot]

Yes; well he probably came from a broken home, was abused as a child and was probably stoned out of his tiny little mind and drunk as a lord at the time that he committed the alleged offences........oh what??? You say that this was the case????
Oh well then......
Any info as to if the above satire is correct?

You only live twice. Once when
you're born. Once when
you've looked death in the face.

[Uncle Festa]

The law, once again, proves itself to be an ass . . . .

[Capn Bloggs]

Give the poor guy a break. He'd overheard all the complaints from the locals about Perth (Melbourne??!!) ATC and wanted to see if he could do better!:D
Just joking Ian!

[Pass-A-Frozo]

well he probably came from a broken home, was abused as a child and was probably stoned out of his tiny little mind and drunk as a lord

Sounds like he's half way to becoming a real Air Trafficer :E