>>8996908 last bread

>https://twitter.com/SputnikInt/status/1256458396338778112

>>8996953 last bread

>https://celebritywshow.com/world-news/michigan-pilot-gives-a-literal-f-u-to-governor-over-coronavirus-lockdown/

>Don't know why the image is backwards in the article, but hey…it is what it is.

>Can any planefags confirm this happening?

>I'm not too confident in these two sources.

>>8996968

>https://nypost.com/2020/05/01/flight-path-curses-michigan-governor-over-coronavirus-lockdown/

>Well, it's been reported in the New York Post.

>So there's that.

Planefag here,story confirmed!Remembered a few years back some Boeing test pilots did the same thing during an extended long distance test flight over the CONUS. They used their flight track to basically chart out an advertisement for their product. It's my understanding this can be easily done using GPS navigation and programming your flight course into the flight director prior to take off.

https://twitter.com/flightradar24/status/893073858797948928

https://www.geekwire.com/2017/boeing-787-traced-giant-dreamliner-jet-map/

Saw that Edward Frederick of Grand Rapids, Michigan expressed his sentiments to Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and decided to do some digging. Because I just have to admire his rebellious spirit. Found the tail number using a link from this article.

https://lovelyti.com/2020/05/01/michigan-pilot-gives-a-literal-f-u-to-governor-over-coronavirus-lockdown/

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N727DS?fbclid=IwAR1LFmsSPAIEwZO-5FhMUKbVvMra0fPY0ZGcI4zJRvVEu2Fw0mzP97hISrA

It's not a 787, but basically the same working principal applies. FAA registered tail number for the aircraft is N727DS. A 1958 Piper Comanche PA24-250. It's a classic. He was trying to sell it in 2012 but apparently never did.

https://www.pilotsofamerica.com/community/threads/1958-pa-24-250.50570/

Unable to find a photo of Ed Frederick but I believe you can sort of make him out sitting in the cockpit here.

https://flightaware.com/photos/aircraft/N727DS

FInally, here is the official FAA registration data.

Serial Number 24-276 Status Valid

Manufacturer Name PIPER Certificate Issue Date 07/11/2019

Model PA-24-250 Expiration Date 07/31/2022

Type Aircraft Fixed Wing Single-Engine Type Engine Reciprocating

Pending Number Change None Dealer No

Date Change Authorized None Mode S Code (base 8 / oct) 52336751

MFR Year 1958 Mode S Code (base 16 / hex) A9BDE9

Type Registration LLC Fractional Owner NO

Registered Owner

Name YSO NOZ LLC

Street 3140 DIVISION AVE SW STE A

City GRANDVILLE State MICHIGAN

County KENT Zip Code 49418-1208

Country UNITED STATES

Airworthiness

Engine Manufacturer LYCOMING Classification Standard

Engine Model 0-540 SERIES Category None

A/W Date 08/04/1958 Exception Code No

https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N727DS

>>8997192 last bread

There are very many offshore oil platforms out there. Not saying this isn't unusual. But there are times when a lot flights are needed. Not just crew changes, but other things involving offshore oil production. Any oil rig anons want to chime in?

>>8997648

I've got 3 showing.

Houston police helicopter crashes into apartment complex

Two officers are in critical condition.

By

William Mansell

May 2, 2020, 4:37 AM

Two Houston police officers were transported to a hospital in critical condition early Saturday morning after one of the department's helicopters crashed into an apartment complex.

The crash happened around 2:04 a.m. in the 17000 block of Imperial Valley as the chopper was on a call over a report of bodies in a bayou, according to Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo.

Within minutes of taking the call to search for the reported bodies, the chopper went down.

The pilot and the tactical flight officer were trapped "for an extended period of time" and had to be cut out by other emergency personnel. After being rescued, the two were life-flighted on separate flights to Memorial Hermann Hospital.

Acevedo asked for prayers for the officers and their families and also took the time to note it was a "miracle" not more people were hurt during the crash.

He said the helicopter landed in an apartment complex, but somehow the pilot avoided all residential buildings and only clipped the clubhouse as it fell to the ground.

"How that pilot was able to avoid the apartment building where the residents were sleeping, there's some silver linings tonight," Acevedo said while addressing the media Saturday morning. "It's a miracle and we just want this miracle to continue."

"Had they crashed into the building itself, it would've been without a doubt fatal," he said.

There was no indication of a mayday call, Acevedo said, and the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board will determine the cause of the crash.

The injured officers' names will be released once extended families are notified, authorities said.

At about 3 a.m., while officers were working the scene of the crash Saturday,shots rang out across the street from the apartment complex. Acevedo said three suspects have been taken into custody.

The shots fired and the crash appear to be unrelated, officials said.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/houston-police-helicopter-crashes-apartment-complex/story?id=70468961

Alexis Garza captures video of crash

https://abc13.com/helicopter-crash-police-hpd-houston/6144616/

https://whnt.com/news/2-houston-police-officers-critically-injured-in-helicopter-crash/

>>8998115

Please tell me this police helicopter was not shot down.

>>8998118

>>8998115

Confirmed one officer is dead.

City of Houston

@HoustonTX

Two police officers were on board the chopper. At the time of the crash, they were conducting a search for a reported body in a bayou. “Despite the valiant efforts of (rescuers and medical doctors), one Houston police officer succumbed to his injuries,” said

@ArtAcevedo

.

6:16 AM · May 2, 2020 from Houston, TX·Twitter for iPhone

https://twitter.com/HoustonTX/status/1256543196127080449

Mayor Sylvester Turner asks the city to lift up the family of a

@houstonpolice

officer who died in a police helicopter crash earlier this morning.

6:13 AM · May 2, 2020 from Houston, TX·Twitter for iPhone

https://twitter.com/HoustonTX/status/1256542305718239232

>>8998153

I heard a sound bite of that yesterday. AJ has lost what little of his mind that he had left.

>>8997618

Display your flags properly and do not fly a state flag at a higher point than the US flag.

>>8998243

I see one at DFW a lot. So I looked into it. Turns out the location was a manufacturer of avionics equipment. Mystery explained for me. Stands to reason for me. You don't just want to put that equipment into aircraft without testing it, do you?

You mean like taking your Prius to the drive through beer barn?

>>8998353

meant for

>>8998343

>>8998374

That is very creepy.