Quote: “The stolen plane has a radial engine that normally requires knowledge and skill to start and operate.”
I like Youtube but, there’s a number of videos that go through every step to start most any aircraft including the Beaver. Don’t blame the videos, just the legal industry that lets these people loose in the streets. If the judges and politicians continue to reward poor behavior, disrespect for other’s personal property will continue.
Access to a dock??? maybe like … a boat???
A YouTube video isn’t going to help you start a R985 if you’ve never done it before. Or a 1340, if that’s what it was…
If starting a radial is a mystery/specialized knowledge, it would seem to shrink the pool of usual suspects.
Quote: “The stolen plane has a radial engine that normally requires knowledge and skill to start and operate.”
Or beer!
It’s difficult to start, maybe if you’re a lawyer but not for a motorhead.
Seems the lad got his seamanship a bit cross, current, wind direction or a forgotten dock line, clattering into his neighbors.
One reason airpersons can’t rent a floatplane/seaplane.