Harrison Ford is being investigated for making an error while operating a plane this week in California, according to a new report.
The actor, an avid flyer, apparently landed at the Hawthorne Airport on Friday in Southern California when he began traveling from the runway to the taxiway. According to audio obtained by TMZ, Ford, 77, failed to follow a tower operator's direction to "hold short" on the runway due to "traffic."
ShyFlyer wrote:The linked article states the purpose of the flight was "maintain currency and proficiency of the aircraft." Sounds to me like pattern work. The TMZ article made the mention of "getting his license updated" and since TMZ is like most journalistos I'd wager they just don't know what they're talking about.
Maybe Ford is losing his touch, I really don't know. I know that the last interviews I saw of him around the release of The Force Awakens he seemed a little disconnected. To be fair, that is probably more his attitude than mental state.
mhodgson wrote:In his defense (slightly) - he read back incorrectly, and this was not picked up by the controller at the time.
JLAmber wrote:The wise move is to pack it in before your luck runs out, there are no awards for the pluckiest pilot in the cemetery.
Fumanchewd wrote:Off topic, but I've met him a few times at various airports. Last time I saw him was in the early 2000's at SDL. He flew in in a Cirrus with Calista. He met up with a PC12 owner to take a look at the aircraft to buy. They ended up taking some of the panels off of the front to look at the engine right there on our staging ramp. Our aircraft Maintenance Manager went out there to tell him that we didn't allow owners to take off cowlings or do maintenance on our staging ramp and Harrison started yelling at him to go to hell. Our Maintenance Manager started yelling back to either put the cowling back on or leave. Harrison always seemed to be a grumpy ol git, but so was our maintenance manager.
Lucas wrote:Fumanchewd wrote:Off topic, but I've met him a few times at various airports. Last time I saw him was in the early 2000's at SDL. He flew in in a Cirrus with Calista. He met up with a PC12 owner to take a look at the aircraft to buy. They ended up taking some of the panels off of the front to look at the engine right there on our staging ramp. Our aircraft Maintenance Manager went out there to tell him that we didn't allow owners to take off cowlings or do maintenance on our staging ramp and Harrison started yelling at him to go to hell. Our Maintenance Manager started yelling back to either put the cowling back on or leave. Harrison always seemed to be a grumpy ol git, but so was our maintenance manager.
Your comment made my day.
Paul's sealed the deal!