X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2006 12:05:40 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-d22.mx.aol.com ([205.188.144.208] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.7) with ESMTP id 963317 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 01 Feb 2006 08:20:36 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.188.144.208; envelope-from=VTAILJEFF@aol.com Received: from VTAILJEFF@aol.com by imo-d22.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r6.3.) id q.75.54894eae (58808) for ; Wed, 1 Feb 2006 08:19:48 -0500 (EST) From: VTAILJEFF@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: <75.54894eae.31120f74@aol.com> X-Original-Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2006 08:19:48 EST Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Runway checks, passes, flybys X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1138799988" X-Mailer: 9.0 SE for Windows sub 5021 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1138799988 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit In a message dated 1/31/2006 11:05:30 PM Central Standard Time, jschroeder@perigee.net writes: This is part of a blurb in today's Aero-News Net. Note the last three lines: Aero-News reported on Mallette before, although at the time no one knew him by name. Last October, reports came in from Missoula (MT) police that an unidentified P-51 Mustang buzzed the crowd and tailgaters just before a football game between Montana and Cal Poly at Washington-Grizzly Stadium. The Missoulian newspaper reports eyewitness accounts identified the aircraft as belonging to Eugene Mallette. Earlier this month, the FAA sent Mallette notice that his ticket could be pulled for 360 days based on a January 4 ruling by the Northwest Mountain Region office of the FAA, based in Renton, WA. In its ruling, the FAA noted Mallette flew his warbird "over a congested area... below 1,000 feet of objects on the ground... including, or in the vicinity of, a stadium which is part of the University of Montana." Most damningly, the FAA also claimed Mallette's plane (file photo of type, below right) was traveling at speeds greater than 230 mph below 2,500 feet within four nautical miles of a primary airport -- and that his actions were "careless or reckless, endangering the lives and property of others." Cool to watch, and no doubt a lot of fun to fly... but also a really bad idea if you want to keep your ticket. What's worse, the FAA ruling also states Mallette pulled the same stunt three months before, over St. Cloud, MN. The ruling alleges Mallette failed to establish communications with the airport tower in that incident -- and that he then proceeded to execute "an unsafe low and fast pass" between the tower and a taxiway "at a low altitude and at a rate of speed higher than was prudent." In all, the Missoulian reports Mallette appears to have violated six FAA regs between the two incidents. > Lynn, Must be those apples and oranges you were talking about. ;) Jeff Edwards -------------------------------1138799988 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

In a message dated 1/31/2006 11:05:30 PM Central Standard Time,=20 jschroeder@perigee.net writes:

<= FONT=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=3DArial color=3D#000000 size= =3D2>This is=20 part of a blurb in today's Aero-News Net. Note the last three =20
lines:

Aero-News reported on Mallette before, although at the t= ime=20 no one knew
him by name. Last October, reports came in from Miss= oula=20 (MT) police that
an unidentified P-51 Mustang buzzed the crowd a= nd=20 tailgaters just before a
football game between Montana and Cal P= oly=20 at Washington-Grizzly Stadium.

The Missoulian newspaper reports=20 eyewitness accounts identified the
aircraft as belonging to Euge= ne=20 Mallette. Earlier this month, the FAA sent
Mallette notice that=20= his=20 ticket could be pulled for 360 days based on a
January 4 ruling=20= by=20 the Northwest Mountain Region office of the FAA, based
in Renton= ,=20 WA.

In its ruling, the FAA noted Mallette flew his warbird "over a=20 congested
area... below 1,000 feet of objects on the ground...=20 including, or in the
vicinity of, a stadium which is part of the= =20 University of Montana."

Most damningly, the FAA also claimed Mallet= te's=20 plane (file photo of type,
below right) was traveling at speeds=20 greater than 230 mph below 2,500 feet
within four nautical miles= of=20 a primary airport -- and that his actions
were "careless or=20 reckless, endangering the lives and property of others."

Cool to wa= tch,=20 and no doubt a lot of fun to fly... but also a really bad
idea i= f=20 you want to keep your ticket.

What's worse, the FAA ruling also sta= tes=20 Mallette pulled the same stunt
three months before, over St. Clo= ud,=20 MN. The ruling alleges Mallette
failed to establish communicatio= ns=20 with the airport tower in that incident
-- and that he then=20 proceeded to execute "an unsafe low and fast pass"
between the t= ower=20 and a taxiway "at a low altitude and at a rate of speed
higher t= han=20 was prudent."

In all, the Missoulian reports Mallette appears t= o=20 have violated six FAA
regs between the two=20 incidents.
>

Lynn,

Must be those apples and oranges you were talking about. ;)

Jeff Edwards

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