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Offline DREDger

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Barefoot Bandit
« on: July 16, 2010, 08:12:50 AM »
I wonder how that kid managed to steal and fly an airplane with no training, without killing himself.   :airplane:

Stealing that Cessna in Indiana, then flying to the Bahamas...he must have had to land and refuel to I would imagine.

Cracks me up.  Bet hollywood will line up for the rights to the story.

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Re: Barefoot Bandit
« Reply #1 on: July 16, 2010, 08:46:16 AM »
Heard he taught himself by playing an unnamed flight simulator. Has anybody seen the handle "BrftBndt" in game?  :noid
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Re: Barefoot Bandit
« Reply #2 on: July 16, 2010, 11:20:50 AM »
That was only his latest flight.  He's stolen and flown several other planes over the last couple years.

Only problem is, he manages to damage (media term is "crash") every one on landing.
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Re: Barefoot Bandit
« Reply #3 on: July 16, 2010, 11:31:53 AM »
This is the kid that stole a Citation a few years back and did a stretch for it.  He's a pilot and he needs to go to a Federal pound me in the bellybutton prison.

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« Reply #4 on: July 16, 2010, 01:01:17 PM »
This is the kid that stole a Citation a few years back and did a stretch for it.  He's a pilot and he needs to go to a Federal pound me in the bellybutton prison.

 :furious

You have him mistaken for someone else.  This kid has never served any prison time for stealing a plane nor is he a trained pilot.


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« Reply #5 on: July 16, 2010, 01:06:47 PM »
You're right I'm thinking of Daniel Wolcott

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« Reply #6 on: July 16, 2010, 03:07:16 PM »
This guy has hurt a lot of folks on in the NW. He needs to go away for a LONG time.  :mad:
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Re: Barefoot Bandit
« Reply #7 on: July 16, 2010, 04:10:48 PM »
That was only his latest flight.  He's stolen and flown several other planes over the last couple years.

Only problem is, he manages to damage (media term is "crash") every one on landing.

Guess we should start with the SAPP boys then.

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« Reply #8 on: July 16, 2010, 04:37:03 PM »
Mensa is already sending pictures of herself to him.  Talk about a hussy.


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Re: Barefoot Bandit
« Reply #9 on: July 16, 2010, 05:13:05 PM »
he needs to go to a Federal pound me in the bellybutton prison.

Definitely SAPP then.



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Re: Barefoot Bandit
« Reply #10 on: July 17, 2010, 08:15:58 AM »
This is the kid that stole a Citation a few years back and did a stretch for it.  He's a pilot and he needs to go to a Federal pound me in the bellybutton prison.

 :furious

I don't think he got the memo. Ha!

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« Reply #11 on: July 17, 2010, 02:09:02 PM »
I wondered how that kid managed to steal and fly an airplane with no training myself . Just how old is this kid ?
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« Reply #12 on: July 17, 2010, 02:13:45 PM »
I wondered how that kid managed to steal and fly an airplane with no training myself . Just how old is this kid ?

19 I believe.
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Re: Barefoot Bandit
« Reply #13 on: July 17, 2010, 03:39:17 PM »
Definitely SAPP then.



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Re: Barefoot Bandit
« Reply #14 on: July 17, 2010, 04:35:37 PM »
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... missions were to be met by the commitment of alerted swarms of fighters, composed of Me 109's and Fw 190's, that were strategically based to protect industrial installations. The inferior capabilities of these fighters against the Mosquitoes made this a hopeless and uneconomical effort. 1.JD KTB