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Cleaning crew catches intruder on parked plane at California airport
A cleaning crew aboard an American Airlines jet parked at Los Angeles International Airport early Sunday helped catch an intruder, police in California say. The man used a pipe to pry open an airport fence so he could squeeze underneath it, then walked across the tarmac and boarded the jet at 4:45 a.m., KABC reported. (www.sacbee.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
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California Man is starting to challenge Florida Man. LOL.
Nice save. I was an AOPA member when they started their small/regional airport security policies, and they were over due, and broadly welcomed. It's common sense. Airports are a hub of attraction, STILL, for anyone seeking to cause mischief and potentially harm quantities of people. I was amazed how lax security was, pre-9/11. I think most people would have been too. Obviously there is a need for more proximity security.
But 'if you see something, say something' IS common sense, and so easy to enact and support.
But 'if you see something, say something' IS common sense, and so easy to enact and support.
I miss the days when you could walk onto an airport and walk around looking at the planes.
As a kid, I used to hang out at San Juan Capistrano (or was it just Capistrano?) airport.
Pilots liked my enthusiasm, and let me help them work on planes, and took me for rides. It was a great experience.
As a kid, I used to hang out at San Juan Capistrano (or was it just Capistrano?) airport.
Pilots liked my enthusiasm, and let me help them work on planes, and took me for rides. It was a great experience.
Last year I moved to San Clemente which is close to San Juan Capistrano and have noticed two streets in SJC with aviation names (Spanish names). One is Camino del Avion (Airplane Road/path) and the other Avenida Aeropuerto (Airport Avenue). Could one of them be the former location of the old airport you are referring to? I guess it was bulldozed over to make place for housing.
Per http://www.airfields-freeman.com/CA/Airfields_CA_OrangeCo_SE.htm, there were 2 locations for Capistrano Airport: the original at the intersection of what is now Alipaz Street and Camino del Avion and the second on the other side of San Juan Creek (Avenida Aeropuerto used to lead to the airport, and the runway was where Calle Aviador is now). It was all shut down after an unlicensed pilot crashed and killed a 5 year old riding her bike on the path by the creek in 1977. (https://www.danapointtimes.com/its-history-what-airport-all-the-remains-is-calle-aviador/)
Unless you see a person of color. If you say something then, you're a racist.