Marty_d Posted July 20, 2017 Posted July 20, 2017 Three arrested over 'plot to fly ice from California to Australia' Not sure if you have internet rights while on remand though.
pmccarthy Posted July 20, 2017 Posted July 20, 2017 255 kg of ice and long range fuel, look for a small skinny guy. 1
onetrack Posted July 20, 2017 Posted July 20, 2017 Going to be quite a number of seized assets up for auction after the dust settles on this one, I reckon. I dunno how dumb some of these criminals have to be to get involved in huge drug importations, but I reckon this trio scores pretty highly in the Dumb and Dumber awards. The DEA would have infiltrated every wholesaling drug gang of note, in all the Americas, I'd reckon. Then, buying a used aircraft and flying it to Oz is surely the way to draw attention to yourself - like, you could really hide amongst the thousands of aircraft being ferried to Oz every month!! 1
bexrbetter Posted July 20, 2017 Posted July 20, 2017 They tried to get me but all they found was a wet floor. 1 1
horsefeathers Posted July 20, 2017 Posted July 20, 2017 Ah, after thinking about it, I went cold on the idea 2
johnm Posted July 20, 2017 Posted July 20, 2017 1 kilo = say 36 ounces gold say $ 1,300 / ounce ...................... 1 kilo gold = $ 46,800 report is saying (255 kilos / $ 255 m) - 1 kilo of ice = $ 1,000,000 ! (they say ice can be manufactured from products in a hardware store (or water in a freezer)) I think there'll be plenty out there that will step forward as the next distributor. The capture of this shipment actually increases the price of the next sale, encouraging even more to be the next distributor - there's got to be a better way in reducing the impact of drugs to keep the subject 'on topic' - this will mean more Cessna's flying to Australia from America 1
pmccarthy Posted July 20, 2017 Posted July 20, 2017 With that sort of profit, wouldn't you buy a twin for the trip? 1
johnm Posted July 21, 2017 Posted July 21, 2017 may be those numbers are n't right - I'll ask the local LAME
facthunter Posted July 21, 2017 Posted July 21, 2017 If you overload a twin it won't fly on one ,so you have double the chance of not getting there, till you've burned a lot of fuel off. Nev
Downunder Posted July 21, 2017 Posted July 21, 2017 Pilots name Hugh Gorman. As far as a twin is concerned, you've got more "discrete" landing options with a single I would imagine. Nice aircraft anyway.... $255m ice crew ‘planned to rip seats out’
biggles Posted July 21, 2017 Posted July 21, 2017 Yeah, money can be a problem whether you've got it or not . Really, what can you do with $2.4 million in cash. Can't bank proceeds of crime. May as well just put it in the prime mover.... Jeez I'm glad I've got none.... Ah, that feels better .... Bob
bexrbetter Posted July 21, 2017 Posted July 21, 2017 Pilots name Hugh Gorman.’ It's Hugh Gone-man now.
PA. Posted July 21, 2017 Posted July 21, 2017 If you were going to do this why wouldn't you hire a ferry pilot?
pmccarthy Posted July 21, 2017 Posted July 21, 2017 Pilots name Hugh Gorman.As far as a twin is concerned, you've got more "discrete" landing options with a single I would imagine. Nice aircraft anyway.... $255m ice crew ‘planned to rip seats out’ Was that Huge Gonads? 1
onetrack Posted July 21, 2017 Posted July 21, 2017 Hugh Gormless, should be his moniker ... Hugh Gormless twit, Hugh ... You'd think, at 72 - and having enough working brain cells to actually acquire a pilots licence - he'd have enough working brain cells left, to fully understand that drug-running is only good for a one-way trip to Her Majestys Hotel, for a long stay, bereft of a lot of lifes simple pleasures, such as your freedom ... Now, instead of being able to grey-nomad around the country in his retirement years, he'll be occupying that remaining twilight of his years, playing noughts-and-crosses on the wall of his cell ... 1
Nightmare Posted July 21, 2017 Posted July 21, 2017 Yeah, money can be a problem whether you've got it or not . Really, what can you do with $2.4 million in cash. Can't bank proceeds of crime. May as well just put it in the prime mover.... Jeez I'm glad I've got none.... Ah, that feels better .... Bob Reminds me of a quote I once saw: You can become a millionaire being a pilot, but only if you're a billionaire.
Marty_d Posted July 21, 2017 Author Posted July 21, 2017 How was the flight plan looking? It's 2550 MILES from LA to Honolulu. Then what? Island skip via Samoa, Fiji, New Caledonia then QLD? Lot of flight over water in a single-prop aircraft, which must be half full of fuel and half full of drugs...
Nightmare Posted July 21, 2017 Posted July 21, 2017 Hugh Gormless, should be his moniker ... Hugh Gormless twit, Hugh ...You'd think, at 72 - and having enough working brain cells to actually acquire a pilots licence - he'd have enough working brain cells left, to fully understand that drug-running is only good for a one-way trip to Her Majestys Hotel, for a long stay, bereft of a lot of lifes simple pleasures, such as your freedom ... Now, instead of being able to grey-nomad around the country in his retirement years, he'll be occupying that remaining twilight of his years, playing noughts-and-crosses on the wall of his cell ... ... with "Bad Boy Bubby" as a cell mate with an evil twinkle in his eye.... jails are overcrowded these days, single cell accommodation is a rare thing these days. 1
bexrbetter Posted July 21, 2017 Posted July 21, 2017 half full of fuel and half full of drugs... Both will keep you high. 1
SSCBD Posted July 21, 2017 Posted July 21, 2017 With that sort of profit, wouldn't you buy a twin for the trip? pilot not twin endorsed 1
Marty_d Posted July 21, 2017 Author Posted July 21, 2017 pilot not twin endorsed Yes, he's such a law-abiding citizen... 1
biggles Posted July 21, 2017 Posted July 21, 2017 ... with "Bad Boy Bubby" as a cell mate with an evil twinkle in his eye.. Not to mention what happens when the soap goes missing ... Bob
APenNameAndThatA Posted July 21, 2017 Posted July 21, 2017 Prison aint so bad. Three meals a day and as much sex as you want. 1 4
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