Engine Thieves still at it in UK

[Phil Perry]

[horsefeathers]

aaarrgghh.. that is so ........

 

But who are the bastards that are buying these engines?

 

(Hey Guv,got an aircraft engine that fell off the back of a truck - going cheap - guaranteed low hours,  no paperwork however - interested?)

 

The buyers need to be found as well as the thieves, and kneecapped

 

 

[fly_tornado]

#brexit now 

 

 

[Phil Perry]

aaarrgghh.. that is so ........But who are the bastards that are buying these engines?

 

(Hey Guv,got an aircraft engine that fell off the back of a truck - going cheap - guaranteed low hours,  no paperwork however - interested?)

 

The buyers need to be found as well as the thieves, and kneecapped

My guess ( for what that's worth. . .) is that they are taken across ( Or under ) the channel ni  a truck. . .trucks are not examined for illegal migrant loads on the way OUT of the UK.  Thence on to parts of Europe where the aviation community is not as well regulated as it is elsewhere, and where there are a lot of Poor flyers who can't afford a NEW Rotax 80 or 100 HP engine for their projects. . .   The value of these powerplants is now so inflated that they are an obvious attraction to organised criminals, with little fear of being caught.  

 

I feel very sorry for Graham Slater, a really nice guy.  He runs the flying school at Clench Common, just South of RAF Brize Norton. . . the site where the engines were taken.   He now has to find some other aircraft to stay in business on the training side.  This is going to be an expense he could probably have done without.  I hope that he, and the owners of the other three aircraft were suitably insured.

 

 

[Phil Perry]

#brexit now 

I agree entirely mate.

 

However. . .a Full and complete BREXIT would have no effect upon the type of thefts discussed above.  Trade between Europe and the UK would continue,  as they need US more than Vicky Verka,. . .and the trucks would continue to flow.  Also, InterPol are fecking useless and not fit for purpose.

 

There is also the danger, IF. . .these thieves are from Eastern Europe, that they are, more than likely Armed, and if they are anything ike the Albanian / Lithuanian / Bulgarian / Russian Mafia groups already operating here, they wouldn't think twice about shooting someone who caught them and tried to protect property.

 

Even our Cops, outside of major towns and cities do not routinely carry firearms in their vehicles. . . so they would be just as vulnerable. . .

 

 

[fly_tornado]

hmmm sounds like brexit is going to turn the UK into a European version of Cuba, whenever the EU want something they can just apply trade restriction...