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Pilot with 20 Pounds of Pot Wanders Into President Obama's Restricted Airspace

Shauna Wright — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:40:30 +0000

In a “d’oh!” moment of massive proportions, the pilot of a private plane wandered into protected airspace over Los Angeles on Thursday — an area temporarily restricted because President Obama happened to be in town.

When fighter jets were scrambled to escort it in for a landing, authorities found the plane was loaded with more than 20 pounds of marijuana.

Brazilian Cops Stop Plane By Crashing Into Wing [VIDEO]

Danny Gallagher — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 20:03:13 +0000

Federal authorities in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil prevented smugglers from escaping in a cargo plane by crashing into the wing with their car. The smugglers were trying to flee the country with “thousands of pounds of computers and surveillance technology and a bicycle.” Police caught up to them just as the plane was taking off, so [...]

Angry Mom Hires Plane to Fly Nasty Message Over Wall Street

Shauna Wright — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 04:17:55 +0000

At lunchtime on Tuesday, New Yorkers in Lower Manhattan were treated to an unusual sight — a small plane buzzing by the Standard and Poor’s building, towing a banner that read, “Thanks For The Downgrade: You Should All Be Fired.”

Commissioned by St. Louis banker and single mother Lucy Nobbe, who paid $895 to hire the pilot, the fly-by was a reaction to the US losing its longtime AAA credit rating last Friday.