Bo down Half Moon Bay

[jaxcessnadriver]

I was on Instagram last night watching SJCspotter and his friend David Lesh fly David’s new to him Bonanza. Then they went to do some air to air pics and this happens.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nb...-Water-Off-Half-Moon-Bay-557546341.html?amp=y

 

[PeterNSteinmetz]

Pilot claims he wasn’t sure he got everything out with the sumping. My suspicion of poor ADM just went up.

https://apnews.com/5c4ca5e28e3e454aa40ef666bdb8eefa

“Lesh said his plan on Tuesday was for friends in a second plane to photograph the first real trip of his plane with views of the coastline and Golden Gate Bridge to complement photos on his Instagram account showing him flying, skiing and snowmobiling worldwide.”

Reminds me of the globe trotting Instagram celebrity who killed 6 people in the Comanche at Scottsdale last year.

“Lesh was arrested by police in Boulder, Colorado, in 2014 on suspicion of arson after he burned shopping carts while producing a video for his company. He pleaded guilty to criminal mischief.

That same year, the Colorado Division of Wildlife ticketed Lesh for harassment of wildlife after reports that he was chasing a moose — in a car and on foot — while trying to take a video, San Francisco Bay Area television station KTVU reported.”

Sounds an awful lot like a dangerous and reckless attitude in general.

“Lesh said he plans to leave Friday on a cross-country flight to deliver his other plane to a buyer on the East Coast. He said he’s not worried about the trip.

“I’ll always fly,” he said.”

Begins to make me wonder if it might be better if he didn’t.

 

[PeterNSteinmetz]

The sort of attitude evidenced by his prior arrest and ticket do not work well in aviation. You can kill yourself very quickly and things can happen fast. I suspect he would really need to adjust his attitude about risks to fly safely.

 

[PeterNSteinmetz]

I used to race cars before I started flying. I have been in wrecks at speeds higher than most small planes cruise at. I have had my share of traffic tickets and I have been arrested a couple times, although no charges filed. Should I stay away from flying.??

I have also spent several years in Alaska flying the bush doing flights most folks here have never thought about. Should I not fly in the lower 48?

It is all about risk assessment. What I find dull and boring might be too much excitement for you. What you find exciting and thrilling may put me to sleep. But it's all good. Different types of personalities is what keeps this world interesting.

In general, I agree wholeheartedly. As long as he doesn't hurt other people or their property, his risk tolerance is up to him.

In piloting planes with passengers which are insured, it is a bit different of course. He has the passenger to think about as well the insurance company's interest in his plane. He does not strike me as the type of person I would be wanting to insure or ride with. But that is just based on knowing a little bit from this incident.

 

[PeterNSteinmetz]

It does not appear to be a serious axis I diagnosis. Maybe a serious personality disorder.

He is playing with fire here. The Feds don’t generally mess around and Federal judges don’t like people who disobey their orders. I agree with the last attorney speaking in the New Yorker article - he may well end up doing prison time over a misdemeanor. He really won’t like that given his personality.