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"Moore is suspected of being responsible for approximately 100 thefts in Washington, Idaho, and Canada, including bicycles, automobiles, light aircraft, and spe
by sandworm101 5y ago
"Moore is suspected of being responsible for approximately 100 thefts in Washington, Idaho, and Canada, including bicycles, automobiles, light aircraft, and speedboats.[15] It is believed that he learned how to fly small planes by reading aircraft manuals, handbooks, watching a "How to fly a small airplane" DVD, and playing flight simulator computer games.[17] One plane he stole was a Cessna 182, FAA registration number N24658, belonging to then KZOK-FM radio personality Bob Rivers, valued at over $150,000.[20] The plane was later recovered from a Yakama Indian Reservation crash site. Though badly damaged, it was rebuilt and is in Florida."
"He became known as the "Barefoot Bandit" by reportedly committing some of his crimes barefoot, once leaving behind 39 chalk footprints and the word "c'ya!". Despite the widely reported nickname, officials said that he more often wore shoes."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colton_Harris_Moore https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colton_Harris_Moore
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/the-airplane-thief-244878/ https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/the-airpla...
- tadfisher 5y agoHowever, he crashed every plane he flew.
- sandworm101 5y agoHe also wasn't landing at an airport with help from ATC. If you put an aircraft down on an unprepared beach/field, and walk away, that was a good landing irrespective of any damage done. For many pilots, a "crash" must be unintentional. Deliberately putting an aircraft down somewhere other than a runway is "ditching" or a forced landing, but never a crash.
- shkkmo 5y ago> If you put an aircraft down on an unprepared beach/field, and walk away, that was a good landing irrespective of any damage done. For his skill level, walking away is a great result. However, there are Alaskan bush pilots who land some pretty remarkable places. Some of them are not official runways and many of the ones that are official (Alaska has a LOT) won't have ATC support. OFC, Alaskan bush pilots aren't representative of pilots overall, but they still show we should be careful about overgeneralizing. When my father and his friend tipped their plane forward and bent their prop landing on a gravel bar moose hunting, it wasn't a "good" landing, but neither was it "ditching" or a "forced landing" (they were able to unload the plane and trim the prop enough to fly the plane out so it wasn't that bad of a landing either). From past discussion on here, it is a little complicated if it was legally considered a "crash".
- cbm-vic-20 5y agoThose planes have reinforced landing gear that is much more suitable for landing in those places, as opposed to planes that usually land on paved surfaces.
- kelseyfrog 5y agoAs the adage goes, "any aircraft landing you can walk away from is a good landing" and "any landing where you can still use the aircraft is a great landing."
- Aeolun 5y agoCurrent air traffic consists of a lot of extremely unremarkable great landings then :)
- foldr 5y agohttps://youtu.be/6cDohyRbzeo?t=159 https://youtu.be/6cDohyRbzeo?t=159
- WalterBright 5y agoTaking off isn't hard, an airplane will take off on its own. It'll fly straight and level if you simply let go of the controls. It's the landing that's hard, and Moore would crash every time he landed.
- hoten 5y agoThere's an episode in the first season of "Into the Night" that suggests the complete opposite. Oops!
- WalterBright 5y agoFor simpler airplanes, point it down the runway and open the throttle. It'll take off.
- hellisothers 5y agoIf it is trimmed correctly, and knowing where the trim control is or what it does is not obvious :)
- WalterBright 5y agoIt has to have gas in the tank, too :-) And don't get me wrong, there are plenty of ways to kill yourself even in a simple airplane.
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- asdfman123 5y agoI've been nerding out over airplanes recently, and I want to get my private pilot's license. One thing that has surprised me is that airplanes are actually pretty simple machines. They're not hard to fly, either. The part that is expensive (besides fuel) and time consuming is all the emphasis on safety. You want to be REALLY sure your plane is working and REALLY sure you know how to fly it. If you just want to hop in a plane and don't care much about survival... you could probably figure it out. Just like a 14 year old could probably figure out how to drive a car or crash it immediately.
- moffkalast 5y agoFlying a plane is easy for the most part. It's the radio and all the rest of the stuff that's basically impossible to get a hang of.