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Two F-16 fighters were dispatched over Wisconsin Monday to track a single-engine plane that was believed stolen in Canada by a student pilot, authorities said. The incident caused the Wisconsin Capitol in Madison to be evacuated as a precaution.
F-16s following stolen plane -- chicagotribune.com (http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-wi-stolenplane,0,4366883.story)
Lightning6
7th Apr 2009, 01:16
14,500 ft in a 172, :eek:, where did he eventually land?
Pilot lands on Missouri highway, flees on foot
Authorities: Pilot of stolen plane lands, now on run - CNN.com (http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/04/06/stolen.plane/index.html)
Lightning6
7th Apr 2009, 02:26
Thanks Eboy, It makes you wonder what his intentions were, and what state of mind he was in. I'm glad he didn't prang it in a built up area.
obgraham
7th Apr 2009, 05:57
I hope he remembers to log those student-pilot solo hours.
BackPacker
7th Apr 2009, 08:44
Pity the poor instructor who approved this QXC. Or should it be called disqualifying cross-country in this case?
coldair
7th Apr 2009, 09:22
"Pity the poor instructor who approved this QXC. Or should it be called disqualifying cross-country in this case?"
It seems that the CFI didn't authorise the flight.
However, no doubt the 'student' will be able to log his time in prison :=
Utfart
7th Apr 2009, 16:44
The Canadian papers said that he was (or had been) a student at the school that owned the aircraft. There was a suicide note found at the hangar. Guess he changed his mind.
One wonders how slow can F16 fly, must have been a tad frustrating for the pursuit pilots.
BackPacker
7th Apr 2009, 17:36
Guess he changed his mind.
Actually the news reports are now leaning towards a "death by cop", or in this case "death by F16" scenario which didn't work out as expected.
Overdrive
7th Apr 2009, 18:00
So where were these guys for 9/11?
Mike Cross
7th Apr 2009, 18:08
One wonders how slow can F16 fly, must have been a tad frustrating for the pursuit pilots.
Well I've seen a Typhoon practically hover so an F16 in the right hands can probably do something similar. The noise was stupendous, the earth shook, and the fuel burn was I am sure horrendous. Could also be a tad tricky to keep the quarry in view.
barit1
7th Apr 2009, 20:16
Yet another Canadian assault on US aviation; first Sully's geese, and now this...:}
In a 172 yet; at least we can detect them better than the Soviets could (remember this guy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathias_Rust)?) :ok: