Unit74 Posted March 21, 2021 Report Share Posted March 21, 2021 https://tulsaworld.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/tulsa-pilot-arrested-after-100-pounds-of-meth-found-on-plane-at-jones-riverside-airport/article_b6377272-8768-11eb-950e-97ce4ef21612.html Mooney driver running crank. Some will do anything to fly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted March 21, 2021 Report Share Posted March 21, 2021 Kind of a sad story... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1964-M20E Posted March 22, 2021 Report Share Posted March 22, 2021 Did he have part 135 for commercial operations? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niko182 Posted March 22, 2021 Report Share Posted March 22, 2021 All he was looking for was a way to quickly and efficiently move product. Mooneys the right plane. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N201MKTurbo Posted March 22, 2021 Report Share Posted March 22, 2021 Hay, that airport is named after me! How can you go wrong turning base over a giant pair of golden praying hands! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DXB Posted March 22, 2021 Report Share Posted March 22, 2021 (edited) In defense of the pilot, his name (Badlands Justice Rush McNally) pretty much makes it mandatory that he build a vast shadowy criminal enterprise that one day becomes the basis for a popular Netflix series. Edited March 23, 2021 by DXB typo 1 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsxrpilot Posted March 22, 2021 Report Share Posted March 22, 2021 1 hour ago, DXB said: In defense of the pilot, his name (Badlands Justice Rush McNally) pretty much makes it mandatory that he t build a vast shadowy criminal enterprise that one day becomes the basis for a popular Netflix series. Thursdays following the Tiger King on CBS... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steingar Posted March 22, 2021 Report Share Posted March 22, 2021 This whole thing is very problematic. 100 pounds of meth? That aircraft could have easily hauled a thousand. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N201MKTurbo Posted March 22, 2021 Report Share Posted March 22, 2021 I had a friend who owned a house in Lake Havasu City and I've spent a little time there. It makes total sense that he would depart from there with a bunch of meth.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Posted March 22, 2021 Report Share Posted March 22, 2021 2 hours ago, steingar said: This whole thing is very problematic. 100 pounds of meth? That aircraft could have easily hauled a thousand. Maybe he was expecting the "personal use" exclusion? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark89114 Posted March 22, 2021 Report Share Posted March 22, 2021 I sent the article to my airplane mechanic and he had a conversation with Mr. Badlands a year ago about buying his twin. Small world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0TreeLemur Posted March 24, 2021 Report Share Posted March 24, 2021 When I first saw this thread, I mistakenly thought it read "Al Mooney and his Drugs". Gotta read that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted March 24, 2021 Report Share Posted March 24, 2021 On 3/22/2021 at 5:37 PM, Mark89114 said: I sent the article to my airplane mechanic and he had a conversation with Mr. Badlands a year ago about buying his twin. Small world. Really small world... The aviation world is not tremendously large. If it is a Mooney story... someone here will probably know the pilot... If it is an MSer story... We all will know the pilot... The cool thing... all the crummy Mooney stories usually happen to the other guys... non MSers... Best regards, -a- 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
201Steve Posted March 24, 2021 Report Share Posted March 24, 2021 I’ve seen that guy chime in on the Mooney Pilots Facebook group. I figured it was just a nickname or alias but turns out he had creative parents. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
201er Posted March 24, 2021 Report Share Posted March 24, 2021 On 3/22/2021 at 10:57 AM, steingar said: This whole thing is very problematic. 100 pounds of meth? That aircraft could have easily hauled a thousand. He didn’t want to impose on the weight and balance. Baggage compartment limit 120lbs so there you go. However, I think he’s in trouble with the FAA for accepting compensation for flight on a private pilot certificate. “McNally said he was paid between $7,000 and $12,000 to make the flights, the affidavit says.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Posted March 24, 2021 Report Share Posted March 24, 2021 6 hours ago, 201er said: He didn’t want to impose on the weight and balance. Baggage compartment limit 120lbs so there you go. However, I think he’s in trouble with the FAA for accepting compensation for flight on a private pilot certificate. “McNally said he was paid between $7,000 and $12,000 to make the flights, the affidavit says.” Busted for not having a 135 certificate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1964-M20E Posted March 24, 2021 Report Share Posted March 24, 2021 1 hour ago, Hank said: Busted for not having a 135 certificate! Kind of like getting busted for not paying sales taxes to gov't when selling drugs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Posted March 24, 2021 Report Share Posted March 24, 2021 26 minutes ago, 1964-M20E said: Kind of like getting busted for not paying sales taxes to gov't when selling drugs. I thought that was what Elliott Ness and the G Men got a lot of Chicago gangsters into court on, not paying taxes on bootleg liquor, ladies of the evening and other ill-gotten gains. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1964-M20E Posted March 24, 2021 Report Share Posted March 24, 2021 2 hours ago, Hank said: I thought that was what Elliott Ness and the G Men got a lot of Chicago gangsters into court on, not paying taxes on bootleg liquor, ladies of the evening and other ill-gotten gains. I think the Feds have a tax stamp for marijuana that you can get but it does tip them off that you are moving product. At least they can't charge you with not paying the taxes on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwaters Posted March 24, 2021 Report Share Posted March 24, 2021 13 hours ago, 201er said: He didn’t want to impose on the weight and balance. Baggage compartment limit 120lbs so there you go. However, I think he’s in trouble with the FAA for accepting compensation for flight on a private pilot certificate. “McNally said he was paid between $7,000 and $12,000 to make the flights, the affidavit says.” so this raises an interesting question to me. Would he need the 135 cert if he was producing and selling the meth not just moving it? So if I make and sell candles and want to take them to a trade show in another state do I need a 135 cert or even a CPL? Or can I do that as a PPL since its my business and my product and flying is purely incidental to the movement of the candles? - Just a PPL, not a drug dealer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chriscalandro Posted March 24, 2021 Report Share Posted March 24, 2021 (edited) Was the meth trip incidental coincidental, or planned. If he was paid specifically fly that is different than being paid to move the meth and choosing to do it in the airplane. Edited March 24, 2021 by chriscalandro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwaters Posted March 24, 2021 Report Share Posted March 24, 2021 Just now, chriscalandro said: Was the meth trip incidental coincidental, or planned. If he was paid specifically fly that is different than being paid to move the meth and choosing to do it in the airplane. I guess this is the focus of my question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will.iam Posted March 25, 2021 Report Share Posted March 25, 2021 On 3/24/2021 at 12:52 PM, chriscalandro said: Was the meth trip incidental coincidental, or planned. If he was paid specifically fly that is different than being paid to move the meth and choosing to do it in the airplane. Seems like semantics to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chriscalandro Posted March 25, 2021 Report Share Posted March 25, 2021 14 minutes ago, Will.iam said: Seems like semantics to me. Well, that's how the regs like to roll. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aviatoreb Posted March 25, 2021 Report Share Posted March 25, 2021 Well - they got Al Capone for tex evasion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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