Another teenaged airplane thief

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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Remember the ‘Barefoot Bandit’, who robbed houses and stole airplanes? Well here’s another teenaged airplane thief. While Colton Harris-Moore had a habit of crashing/crash-landing them, self-taught pilot, 18-year-old Geoffrey Biteman used the stolen 1971 Cessna 150 for months.

He was sentenced on state charges to 60 days in jail, 60 days home confinement, five years probation, $1,000 fines, and to make restitution to the owners.

ETA: I’ll have to re-read the article, but he may have returned the plane to its hangar after using it; which would explain why he could avail himself of it for months.

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If I was the judge, I would have denied bail just so I could use the phrase “flight risk”.

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Proof once again that the Straightdope needs a ‘like’ button. :smiley:

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i’d say the real risk presented was up in the air.

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Nice one! :slight_smile:

Indeed.

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Stealing planes is the only way I can afford to fly anymore.

He should have been smarter about it…

Kids these days, no foresight…

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He got complacent.

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He must have some sort of religious conviction. Clearly he was operating under a wing and a prayer.

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This is what happens when you have helicopter parents.