Reply #53: First, I'd bet the newspaper article was in error with the dates [View All]

[MercutioATC]

...like they were in the first few paragraphs of the "9/11 Timeline" that's touted so often here. In this case, I'd believe the 1992 date for his flight instructor license. Regardless, it doesn't really matter who typed the "8" instead of the "9" in error...he was certified.

You REALLY need to stop relying on government databases. They're notoriously inaccurate; especially the Social Security database.

Again, show me the pics, DD. I've heard claims that the plane's still flying, but I've never seen proof. Hell, I'll claim that it was all a plot by the Girl Scouts with the help PETA. I have pictures. Prove me wrong.

Look, believe what you want. You're way too far past the rational to hear contrary views. I've explained how the databases work. I've explained how RADAR works. I've explained how we do what we do on the ATC end. If you want to base some far-fetched theory on data that refutable, it's no skin off my nose.