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An airline company had a plane stolen.  Not a light aircraft, but a passenger plane.  The pilots training consisted of playing some flying games. How on earth can something like this be allowed to happen in todays real and present threat from terrorists ? www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-45153535Regards delboy271155 (Derek) COME BACK GUY FAWKES "YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU"
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He was a mechanic, who had full ramp acess, and had passed all the required background checks. The transcripts of the tower conversation with the pilot are heartbreaking. It has ZERO to do with any lack of airport security, lax security precautions, any of that. It was one troubled individual who was let down by life, and went out having fun. He never desired to hurt anyone, and nor did he. Entirely understandable in America right now. “Judge not, lest ye be judged” Tired, Old, and Cranky!
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His state of mind is one matter, being able to steal the aircraft is another and the biggest question has to be - How did a ground service agent, whose job includes directing planes for takeoff and gate approaches as well as baggage handling and de-icing, manage to steal a 76-seat turboprop, and fly it for nearly an hour.
If this guy, instead of doing what he ended up doing, had wanted to crash the airplane into downtown Seattle, the F15’s were not going to be able to stop him and air traffic control was not going to stop him.
Before taking off, he used a pushback tractor to move the plane. But protocol calls for two people to tow an aircraft. This has to be a major issue as the episode appears to expose alarming gaps in airside security in the post-9/11 era. They need to really look at their process and procedures and see what fell through the cracks.
It’’s only luck that his intent was not to harm anyone and no one was, but he could not have known if anyone else was caught By the end result. Takeoff and landing are the two most riskiest elements of flying any aircraft, his attempt to takeoff could have have ended by ploughing into airport buildings or vehicles etc, thus harming or killing others.
A ground service agent's responsibilities don't involve touching planes' controls, but the plane made turns and aerobatic maneuvers that suggested some skill, he certainly knew how to retract the landing gear and coordinated both engines, powered them up to get a coordinated takeoff. How he got that plane off the ground without harm is astonishing.
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