Man flies son to tennis to beat traffic

TheLancinator · 03-05-2008, 09:05 PM

Man flies son to tennis to beat traffic
Associated Press

LAKE VILLA, Ill. - When Robert Kadera's teenage son was running late for a tennis date near their northern Illinois home, Kadera came up with a novel way to avoid 45 minutes' worth of traffic — fly. There was just one problem — he had to land, without permission, at a golf course.

Now the Federal Aviation Administration is investigating, and local authorities are considering charges.

"We're all pretty dumbfounded," said Lincolnshire Police Chief Randy Melvin. "I don't have any idea what the guy was thinking. He was going to park his plane across the street like nobody would notice."

Kadera, a 65-year-old electrical engineer, flew his 14-year-old son, Isaac, in a four-seat 1949 Piper Clipper from their Lake Villa home to the golf course in Lincolnshire across a highway from the tennis club. They were on their way to the tennis club when authorities stopped them.

The plane had had to circle twice before landing Saturday afternoon, and witnesses called police, fearing there had been a crash.

Kadera, a Navy veteran with about 40 years of flying experience, wasn't allowed to fly the plane home, and it had to be towed.

He said he thought flying his son would be "a convenient way to get him down there and get him to his tennis on time."

And next time, he said, he'll drive.

**PorkChopSandwiches** · 03-05-2008, 09:28 PM

Bwhahahahaa

DarkWasp · 03-05-2008, 10:05 PM

That guy is awesome. I might try that when i complete my pilots license, who needs runways.

**godfather** · 03-05-2008, 10:11 PM

One of my good buddies from high school goes to the same Uni as me. We're right on the ocean, and his dad is an airline pilot who owns a seaplane. Well, we had to go home for something important one weekend (the music director from our high school committed suicide, wasn't a good week) so he flew his seaplane right into the bay to pick us up; just told the tower he was doing it and they didn't have much to argue with

Kind of an off the wall story that I cannot prove, but I do swear it's true

fricnjay · 03-05-2008, 10:12 PM

I think a Helicopter might have been a better choice

DemonGeminiX · 03-05-2008, 11:05 PM

That's awesome. What a way to pick up chicks:

"Yeah, my Dad flies me to tennis at least once a week. He parks his plane at those crabby old farts' golf course across from the courts. They get pissed... fuck 'em."

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TheLancinator I love Post Icons Join Date: Jul 2006 Tournaments Won: 2 Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 119,449 Thanks: 83 Thanked 875 Times in 613 Posts	Man flies son to tennis to beat traffic Man flies son to tennis to beat traffic Associated Press LAKE VILLA, Ill. - When Robert Kadera's teenage son was running late for a tennis date near their northern Illinois home, Kadera came up with a novel way to avoid 45 minutes' worth of traffic — fly. There was just one problem — he had to land, without permission, at a golf course. Now the Federal Aviation Administration is investigating, and local authorities are considering charges. "We're all pretty dumbfounded," said Lincolnshire Police Chief Randy Melvin. "I don't have any idea what the guy was thinking. He was going to park his plane across the street like nobody would notice." Kadera, a 65-year-old electrical engineer, flew his 14-year-old son, Isaac, in a four-seat 1949 Piper Clipper from their Lake Villa home to the golf course in Lincolnshire across a highway from the tennis club. They were on their way to the tennis club when authorities stopped them. The plane had had to circle twice before landing Saturday afternoon, and witnesses called police, fearing there had been a crash. Kadera, a Navy veteran with about 40 years of flying experience, wasn't allowed to fly the plane home, and it had to be towed. He said he thought flying his son would be "a convenient way to get him down there and get him to his tennis on time." And next time, he said, he'll drive. __________________

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DarkWasp Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: New Zealand Posts: 1,249 Thanks: 20 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	That guy is awesome. I might try that when i complete my pilots license, who needs runways. __________________

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godfather Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Il Caminetto di Umberto Posts: 15,255 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	One of my good buddies from high school goes to the same Uni as me. We're right on the ocean, and his dad is an airline pilot who owns a seaplane. Well, we had to go home for something important one weekend (the music director from our high school committed suicide, wasn't a good week) so he flew his seaplane right into the bay to pick us up; just told the tower he was doing it and they didn't have much to argue with Kind of an off the wall story that I cannot prove, but I do swear it's true __________________ Godfather(gäd-"fä-[th]&r)-Loves Viggy aaand Hal for the sig aaand Pinky aaand Velv aaand DC and aaall the girlies I-am-Canadian They're raising the drinking age in Alberta to 32. It seems they want to keep the booze out of high schools

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DemonGeminiX Nothing's Sacred Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Lurking in the shadows, waiting to strike Posts: 7,396 Thanks: 56 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	That's awesome. What a way to pick up chicks: "Yeah, my Dad flies me to tennis at least once a week. He parks his plane at those crabby old farts' golf course across from the courts. They get pissed... fuck 'em." __________________ This one's Legmann's fault.

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