The Learjet Repo Man (2009)

31 pointsposted 3 days ago
by HR01
(salon.com)

10 Comments

FireBeyond

2 days ago

My father was a Sheriff's Officer in Australia a few decades ago. Not a cop - in Australia it's more akin to the Marshal Service.

One of his most memorable gigs was three days locked in the bridge of a supertanker anchored just outside the Port of Melbourne, him, a partner, supplies and sleeping bags. The tanker owners hadn't been paying harbor fees and had obtained a lien. But you can't just stop a tanker leaving if it wants to...

By all accounts, uneventful, but yes.

creeble

2 days ago

Having some trouble with the math in the article.

"Today Popovich, 56, is co-partner..."

"Popovich became a Braniff pilot in 1976"

That _is_ an incredible guy -- flying commercial jets at 6 years old!

alter_igel

2 days ago

The article is from 2009, so Popovich would have been in his early to mid 20's in 1976

drpixie

2 days ago

I'm having some trouble with the idea that someone who does know the type can get in and just go flying! Airliners are not like cars, different types are very different. If you don't know the type, you couldn't even get things started without days of preparation. And one hours notice to get the paperwork done on an unfamiliar aircraft, owned by someone else, in another country - dreaming!