Man Flies Son To Tennis To Beat Traffic

[Kor37 9]

Man Flies Son to Tennis to Beat Traffic

AP

Posted: 2008-03-04 22:43:59

LAKE VILLA, Ill. (AP) - When Robert Kadera's teenage son was running late for a tennis date near their northern Illinois home, Kadera came up with a novel way to avoid 45 minutes' worth of traffic - fly. There was just one problem - he had to land, without permission, at a golf course.

 

Now the Federal Aviation Administration is investigating, and local authorities are considering charges.

 

"We're all pretty dumbfounded," said Lincolnshire Police Chief Randy Melvin. "I don't have any idea what the guy was thinking. He was going to park his plane across the street like nobody would notice."

 

Kadera, a 65-year-old electrical engineer, flew his 14-year-old son, Isaac, in a four-seat 1949 Piper Clipper from their Lake Villa home to the golf course in Lincolnshire across a highway from the tennis club. They were on their way to the tennis club when authorities stopped them.

 

The plane had had to circle twice before landing Saturday afternoon, and witnesses called police, fearing there had been a crash.

 

Kadera, a Navy veteran with about 40 years of flying experience, wasn't allowed to fly the plane home, and it had to be towed.

 

He said he thought flying his son would be "a convenient way to get him down there and get him to his tennis on time."

 

And next time, he said, he'll drive.

 

Some people have WAY too much money.......

[He Who Shall Not Be Named 2]

He should have used the helicopter instead.

[Theunicornhunter 2]

lifestyles of the rich and privileged

[Charface 0]

There wouldn't be a problem is his son was a trained skydiver.

 

It would be almost Jetsonesque.

Edited March 6, 2008 by Charface

[Wishfire 2]

Some people have WAY too much money.......

 

Then why's he flying a 60-year-old Piper?

[TJ Phaserman 2]

perhaps he's cheap?

Edited March 6, 2008 by tj_hawk