‘Hijacked’ plane from Vancouver Island prompts security incident at YVR - BC | Globalnews.ca

https://globalnews.ca/news/11289841/incident-vancouver-airport-flights-police-arrest-plane/

20 points · 3 comments · view on lemmy.world

3 Comments

hddsx@lemmy.ca · 4 pts · 1y (1 reply)

A C172 is not an ultralight…

m0darn@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 1y

100%. Maybe the tower thought it was an ultralight because no radio contact/transponder and conveyed that to the pilots.

If you can see that it is a 172 it's like mistaking an F150 for a Model T pickup. Not a mistake that would happen when you can clearly see it.

TerkErJerbs@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 1y

I think Colton Harris Moore is way past his era of stealing small planes and boats etc but for an instant reading this headline I imagined him back at it and creating more stories to tell. If you've never heard of the Barefoot Bandit do yourself a favor. Absolute legend.

Anyway. Hope everyone is fine.