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Federal officials have revoked the pilot's license of a man who buzzed a crowd on a Galveston County beach, ... |
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"Shooter"
Pilot loses license after buzzing Texas beach
Stoopid!
Federal officials have revoked the pilot's license of a man who buzzed a crowd on a Galveston County beach, flying a single-engine plane as low as 15 feet about the ground and snagging a fishing line.
Full story below:
Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | Texas/Southwest
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IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO
This is one the Feds got right.
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"Shooter"
Definitely. 15 feet is WAY too low, over any surface. Proof that having money doesn't mean someone has brains. Some pilots should take up golf.
> I Support Doug Gilliss < For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return. Leonardo Da Vinci
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Originally Posted by
evangilder 
Definitely. 15 feet is WAY too low, over any surface. Proof that having money doesn't mean someone has brains. Some pilots should take up golf.
Agree - but remember, to fly you need 2 balls! 
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"Shooter"
True enough.
> I Support Doug Gilliss < For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return. Leonardo Da Vinci
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That is really low, much too low. Good see him loose his licence, doesn't deserve to have it.
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Originally Posted by
FLYBOYJ Agree - but remember, to fly you need 2 balls!
...AND a brain! 
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Originally Posted by
BikerBabe ...AND a brain!
Actually, I think you just need the brain...
A couple of the best pilots I know are women. And I can't imagine any of them pulling a stunt like this.
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During the flight, one of Kirbow's two passengers asked if they would be in trouble for flying so low, according to the FAA investigation.
Kirbow said he had "buzzed the beach many times" and "would not get in trouble for it."
One witness, Terry Rodery of Santa Fe, told investigators he thought the plane was going to crash until he saw the pilot smile and buzz the group at least twice.
Brilliant move. 
Wheels
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Originally Posted by
evangilder Definitely. 15 feet is WAY too low, over any surface.
Or about 16 feet to high....
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After the genius buzzed the Santa Monica pier and is gettin tossed in the klink, this idiot pulls a stunt like this??? Where are these morons getting their pilot's license, a Cracker Jacks box?
Pillage, then burn.
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And the hits just keep coming...it's bad enough the Santa Monica incident is still at the forefront of the media, and yet another clown goes and does this, putting even more scrutiny on GA?
Where do these idiots come from??
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"Never was so much owed by so many to so few"- Winston Churchill.
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How did he get the license in the first place?
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