Private plane down in Santa Rosa County

[kejo]

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/01/12/florida.plane.crash/index.html

Pilot described as "missing," still hopeful for the best. Applies to Naval Aviation because look where he went down...any studs/instructors down at Whiting involved in search efforts? Seems to me they would be remiss to ignore an enormous helo fleet right in their backyard...

 

[ChunksJR]

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/01/12/florida.plane.crash/index.html

Pilot described as "missing," still hopeful for the best. Applies to Naval Aviation because look where he went down...any studs/instructors down at Whiting involved in search efforts? Seems to me they would be remiss to ignore an enormous helo fleet right in their backyard...

Can't forget that the on-scene checklist is like other squadrons in the Navy...the "owner" (CO or in the case of TH-57s, the Commodore of TW-5) has to authorize the use of the helos as a SnR.

Navy traffic talked about 2 F-18s launched out of Whiting to assist in marking location...but that's all I've heard. Doesn't sound good...though...prayers as always to the pilot in peril and their fam.

~d

 

[Banjo33]

2 hours later and it's looking a little "weird".

 

[FlyBoyd]

Stand down...see this article. http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/01/12/florida.plane.crash/index.html

Looks like a lame attempt to fake his own death.

 

[FLYTPAY]

Fortunately the plane did not make it to the Gulf and will be able to be thoroughly investigated by the FAA/NTSB/FBI....as for the pilot who checked into a hotel under an alias......I hope for his sake he was not the same one who is "missing"....and if it is, I hope he was the cuts and medical attention to back up his reported EP. For all you"no speculation junkies"....this is purely regurgitation of fact.

 

[ChunksJR]

Stand down...see this article. http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/01/12/florida.plane.crash/index.html

Looks like a lame attempt to fake his own death.

Wow...hang that dude by his toenails...that thing crashed 5 miles south of my house...the audacity to risk the lives of wherever that plane crash landed is mind-boggling.

 

[Slammer2]

If thats true, what a douche...

 

[Birdog8585]

Why do I have a feeling that we are going to see more of these situations in the not too distant future...

 

[kejo]

yeah just saw the news update here at work...freakin weird...

 

[Sinatra]

My wife and I were wondering what was up with the jets over Milton..... I figured they were flying in and out of Whiting for some reason. Turns out the wreck isn't too far (5 miles or so) from our place

I hope they find this guy soon if they haven't already. What a piece of work...

 

[Flyboylance]

I hope that he gets put under the jail, did they say if the plane hit anything or landed in a remote area? I live in Milton, just curious..

 

[bubblehead]

"Missing pilot, financial manager known as smooth operator"

Missing pilot,financial manager known as smooth operator

(CNN) -- Missing Indiana financial manager and pilot Marcus Schrenker is a smooth talker

http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/01/13/missing.pilot.profile/index.html

I'm only posting this because I thought you guys would like the title.. Freakin hilarious... Although he may have been a "smooth operator," he didn't do a great job planning his "suicide by plane."

 

[LOSLOAR]

I'm only posting this because I thought you guys would like the title.. Freakin hilarious... Although he may have been a "smooth operator," he didn't do a great job planning his "suicide by plane."

It's still a cool story though.

 

[e6bflyer]

The guy is an idiot. If you are going to fake your death with some sort of D.B. Cooper style bailout scenario, don't go to the cops to find a ride into town. It appears that he was trying to ditch his plane in the gulf and erase all the evidence. Oops, too bad it nearly hit a neighborhood and all the evidence is intact. I live in M-town, and I was wondering what all the ruckus was on Sunday night (jets flying around overhead), I thought the Eglin range was just a little louder than it normally is.

 

[scoolbubba]

You guys gotta watch the CNN video for this. I can't find the link right now but if you scroll through, the footage of fighters scrambling to intercept this delta bravo was stock footage of two F-4s taking off into the wild blue yonder of 'Nam.

Classic. Even my fiance is like aren't those planes old as hell?