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...
That _is_ an incredible guy -- flying commercial jets at 6 years old!
alter_igel 8 hours ago [-]
The article is from 2009, so Popovich would have been in his early to mid 20's in 1976
drpixie 6 hours 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!
elmer2 2 days ago [-]
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dang 13 hours ago [-]
Could you please not post flamebait comments or fulminate on HN? These things are in the site guidelines (https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html) and your account has unfortunately been doing a fair bit of both.
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2009/09/12/super-repo-m...
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.
"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!