He was a PPL

And had been on jollies and given the controls and radio time before so had some familiarity with it

Plus an early beta of Microsoft Flight Sim, probably

Posted By: CWC on April 18th 2018 at 13:29:19

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This is interesting. I'd not heard of this before (General Chat) - CB41, Apr 18, 11:04:46
- parents owned a cafe back then and was told the story by some gi's. (General Chat) - Men without hats, Apr 18, 16:19:48
- How the heck does one 'patch the radio to a landline? (General Chat) - MIKEWALKER, Apr 18, 13:18:16
  - These days you would simply do a smell up the USB. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Apr 18, 13:28:06
    - I'm calling BALONEY for the whole tale. It's doesn't compute at all. (n/m) (General Chat) - MIKEWALKER, Apr 18, 14:48:04
      - He got pissed and stole a plane. His Mrs made up the phone call. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Apr 18, 14:53:54
        
        faked his disappearance obviously (General Chat) - Tombs, Apr 18, 14:58:39
        
        Pabst blue ribbon is apparently the beer of choice for trailer park folk. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Apr 18, 15:33:16
        
        dunno how wyoming got in there (General Chat) - Tombs, Apr 18, 15:00:06
  - that's what struck me as well (General Chat) - Tombs, Apr 18, 13:22:28
  - Chelts is your man for this sort of thing (n/m) (General Chat) - Adster, Apr 18, 13:22:20
- if wouldn't be news to anyone (General Chat) - Henclrikus, Apr 18, 12:02:21
  - as did the Beeb (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Apr 18, 12:22:49
    - you ok Hun? (General Chat) - Henclrikus, Apr 18, 12:31:12
      - you should read more of my posts then (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Apr 18, 12:41:58
        
        the clue was in the word 'today' (n/m) (General Chat) - Henclrikus, Apr 18, 12:52:43
        
        oh dear. i've upset you. (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Apr 18, 12:58:44
- sounds suspiciously like he was russia bound not USA bound (n/m) (General Chat) - Tony Martin, Apr 18, 12:00:50
  - Sounds suspuciously like (General Chat) - CWC, Apr 18, 12:54:44
    - amazed he could fly a plane from scratch (General Chat) - Tombs, Apr 18, 13:13:16
      - He was a PPL (General Chat) - CWC, Apr 18, 13:29:19
        
        plausible then (General Chat) - Tombs, Apr 18, 15:01:34
      - He was planely wrong. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Apr 18, 13:14:51
        
        he took on a Herculean task (General Chat) - Tombs, Apr 18, 13:17:27
    - and pissed (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Apr 18, 13:03:51
  - shit sense of direction (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Apr 18, 12:33:22
- Yeah,read abit of it this morning, mad. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Apr 18, 11:16:07
  - Slow moving plane with no fighters to defend him - Now that's a bad plan. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Apr 18, 11:47:26
    - TORA TORA TORA! (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Apr 18, 12:00:06

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