Wipe-out!
I wonder what the ‘state aviation codes’ say, specifically?
Here’s the relevant Federal rule:
I’m guessing that toilet paper rolls probably do not constitute a significant hazard, and that the pilot probably did take reasonable precautions.
But since he’s being charged under state laws, it looks like his flying is going to be bogged down.
What an ass-wipe!
Once again proving that soccer players are a bunch of crybabies.
Gotta go along with that.
The high school where I coach has boy’s soccer(winter) and girl’s soccer(spring). Guess why the players won’t run cross country in the fall?
“I don’t want to run so much.”
Sheesh. I could see how it would be a problem if he was dropping toilet paper rolls over a populated area to see how many times he could cut them with his prop before he ran out of altitude, but I doubt that anyone could ever be hurt by a falling roll of Charmin, even if it was dropped from the stratosphere.
Maybe he should have dropped turkeys instead…
It’s a Jersey thing.
That would be pretty spectacular, seeing a bunch of turkeys soaring majestically down to the field.
“As God as my witness…”
How come he wasn’t charged with littering?
I’ll assume he got bored with just crop dusting aisles at the grocery store.
Dropping toilet paper out of a plane is the lamest acrobatic stunt I’ve ever heard of. Now, if he actually fired the rolls out his ass…
Depending on whether it’s USED or not.
What kind of plane is best suited for dropping loads of toilet paper? Obviously, a split-tail Bonanza.
Does it have a good roll rate?
No idea where you are, but I have two stories to share. We have a very competitive soccer club here. Every year there is a run to recruit for the cross country team in middle school. They ask the fifth graders out to run on the High School course. The soccer kids always come out in force and routinely take the top 15 out of 20 recognized spots. They make a point of wearing their team gear… and most have never run a cross country course in their lives.
The second was two weeks ago and I was in St. Louis with a bunch of 14 year old soccer boys. In the same hotel were a bunch of 14 year old hockey players. The hockey boys were talking smack about the “soccer pussys” and started throwing things at them etc. while they were on the computers in the lobby area. Finally one of the hockey boys grabbed one of our kid’s cell phones. Our kid quickly grabbed his arm and hit a pressure point which made him immediately drop the phone. This really pissed off the kid and he tackled him out of his chair. Faster than I could react, our kid had him pinned against the wall with his hand on his throat and calmly said “we’re done with this now… right?” Meanwhile all of his buddies had run away. Probably not a good idea to pick on the “soccer pussy” who also happens to be a 3rd degree black belt in mixed martial arts. We have two players who also play hockey and joke that any one of our soccer boys could kick the asses of the guys on their hockey teams.
So, yeah, running a 110 yard field non-stop for 90 minutes with a 10 minute break in the middle. Sure… they are all wimps.
I’ve heard of doing a barrel roll, how does one do a toilet paper roll in an airplane? :dubious:
As an errant ute, I would occasionally cut band practice (after school) to work on my pilot’s license.
Instead of doing touch-and-goes, I would fly over the field where my friends were marching and throw **dry **TP rolls and sandwich bags of flour at the tubas. I don’t think I ever hit one.
My band director would yell at me the next day, but I’d always claim ignorance of the alleged acts.
Good times.