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fescuerescue

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6. Airliners don't have keys

Reply to Saboburns (Original post)

Sat Aug 11, 2018, 06:51 PM

Aug 2018

It's really not that hard. If the plane is sitting in a place where it doesn't need a push back.

Just fire up the engines and start "driving". No doubt all the other aircraft were immediately told to stop and unless the airport was busy, pretty easy to drive around them. If has ever taken a lesson in Cessna, he had all he needs to taxi. Add in some youtube and Microsoft flight sim and he has what he needed.

Precision flying is HARD and takes a long time to get right and qualified.

Slop flying? Pretty easy especially if you plan to crash anyway. push the throttles forward and pull up when it feels "fast" enough.

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How'd he get that plane airborne? [View all] Saboburns Aug 2018 OP

The story goes that he had many hours of training in a flight simulator lapfog_1 Aug 2018 #1

airline quality flight sims are absolutely amazing. fescuerescue Aug 2018 #7

yes, but it was implied in the story I read online that this was more "flightsim" lapfog_1 Aug 2018 #11

I see Pac Man. lpbk2713 Aug 2018 #14

I've got about 450 hours in Class D simulators Major Nikon Aug 2018 #20

Airplane mechanics so he probably knew about how to start the engines and such. drray23 Aug 2018 #2

You don't need a key to start a turbine engine. You just need to know which buttons to push. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Aug 2018 #26

And he did aerobatics too! WTF? PearliePoo2 Aug 2018 #3

If you don't care about crashing. fescuerescue Aug 2018 #8

Did he do barrel rolls or a loop or both? PearliePoo2 Aug 2018 #13

I was a flight instructor and my mechanic sailfla Aug 2018 #4

My best friend was a mechanic(fixed wing) Cessna two seaters........... Old Vet Aug 2018 #16

it's not that hard to believe since he had security clearance to access places JI7 Aug 2018 #5

Airliners don't have keys fescuerescue Aug 2018 #6

He actually did a pushback! nolabear Aug 2018 #12

Okay, here's what we know. Btw I'm in Seattle. nolabear Aug 2018 #9

Actually, a turboprop has a little more going on than a normal jet aircraft. A HERETIC I AM Aug 2018 #23

They're discussing that on local news right now. nolabear Aug 2018 #24

It's a twin engine turboprop - it wasn't huge. NutmegYankee Aug 2018 #10

I "flew" an A-6 Intruder in a simulator. Turbineguy Aug 2018 #15

That's exactly what John Nance, aviation expert dude, was saying Brother Buzz Aug 2018 #17

The real pilot Turbineguy Aug 2018 #21

They say the BEST aircraft carrier landing is nothing but an exquisitely controlled crash landing Brother Buzz Aug 2018 #25

A barrel roll is a relatively easy 1G maneuver. SeattleVet Aug 2018 #18

Looked more like he did a Split-S to me rather then a barrel roll. EX500rider Aug 2018 #27

DUDE WAS NOT A MECHANIC Saboburns Aug 2018 #19

Maybe he just let Jesus take the controls and it worked... he was evangelical lunasun Aug 2018 #22

This whole story is Snackshack Aug 2018 #28