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‘Hijacked’ plane from Vancouver Island prompts security incident at YVR - BC | Globalnews.ca (globalnews.ca)

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[–] hddsx@lemmy.ca 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)

A C172 is not an ultralight…

[–] m0darn@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 days ago

100%. Maybe the tower thought it was an ultralight because no radio contact/transponder and conveyed that to the pilots.

If you can see that it is a 172 it's like mistaking an F150 for a Model T pickup. Not a mistake that would happen when you can clearly see it.

[–] TerkErJerbs@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 5 days ago

I think Colton Harris Moore is way past his era of stealing small planes and boats etc but for an instant reading this headline I imagined him back at it and creating more stories to tell. If you've never heard of the Barefoot Bandit do yourself a favor. Absolute legend.

Anyway. Hope everyone is fine.