Alaska teen takes control of airplane

[2R]

https://nypost.com/2021/07/09/alaska-te ... -nosedive/

A teenage airline passenger sent a small airplane into a nosedive over Alaska when he grabbed the controls mid-flight, Alaska state troopers said.

Other passengers had to pry 18-year-old Jaden Lake-Kameroff from the controls of the Cessna Caravan and hold him down as the commercial pilot regained control of the flight from Bethel to Aniak, troopers and reports said.

“Lake-Kameroff had asked the pilot to fly the plane earlier during the flight and initially asked to sit in the unoccupied copilot seat,” Austin McDaniel, a spokesman for the troopers, told the Anchorage Daily News.

“Both requests were denied by the pilot,” he added.

The Ryan Air flight was in the landing process and about five miles from the airport when Lake-Kameroff allegedly pushed forward on the controls, the News stated.

A pilot identified as Joshua Kersch was able to steady the plane as passengers who thought they “were going to die” held the teenager down, according to an affidavit cited by the News.

[172_Captain]

Interesting. I wonder what the legalities are about being put on a no-fly list when your only means in and out of the community is by air travel?

[notwhoyouthinkIam]

Interesting. I wonder what the legalities are about being put on a no-fly list when your only means in and out of the community is by air travel?

Well, considering he attempted to hijack an airplane, I don't think that's going to be his biggest concern for a while.

[RatherBeFlying]

Dog sled or kayak depending on the season.

[Redneck_pilot86]

Interesting. I wonder what the legalities are about being put on a no-fly list when your only means in and out of the community is by air travel?

What legalities? His residence is irrelevant, he should never been in an airplane without simultaneously being in handcuffs again.