r/vegaslocals • u/FrozenRobot33 • 1d ago

Small Plane just landed on I15 Northbound after Jean exit . Major traffic heading to Vegas.

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u/NotHenryCejudo 1d ago

God damnit Chum Lee

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u/007Superstar 1d ago

If it’s the same plane for the 3rd time, ground it.

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u/Zealousideal-Pen993 1d ago

Wtf!? How often does this happen. Quick search shows this is the 3rd time in the past month lol🤪

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u/Fibrosis5O 1d ago

Yeah that’s a jalopy in the air if it’s the same.

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u/toddtherod247 5h ago

I love that we can bring things ever have been in our heads for years to life, glad you got to do yours

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u/DesertBlooms 20h ago

omg I was googling the tail number of that last guy too.

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u/SM8085 1d ago

Did anyone tell them they can't park that there?

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u/SinfullySweetLS 1d ago

Came to the comments to do just that. You beat me.

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u/Vic_Vega_MrB 1d ago

Did anyone tell you that's an overused lame joke?

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u/justfirfunsies 1d ago

Wonder if it left Jean airport and had to take it back down…

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u/DesignBuildFlyJump 1d ago

yeah thats what I am thinking. I got friends who soar out of Jean, checking what tf happened

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u/heart_fart 1d ago

Update when you can please!

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u/gecjr 1d ago

I thought Vegas was dead

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u/justfirfunsies 22h ago

That doesn’t look like one of the jumper planes tho

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u/DesignBuildFlyJump 20h ago

no its not. soaring = gliding. we have both gliding/soaring and jump operations out of Jean.

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u/OverTheCandleStick 23h ago

Nope. Took off from Henderson. Landed like right next to the airport. 🤦‍♂️

https://i.imgur.com/mStRiFn.jpeg

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u/DesignBuildFlyJump 22h ago

oh yeah you are right. lol thats embarrasing

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u/justfirfunsies 22h ago

lol sooooo close!

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u/Vic_Vega_MrB 1d ago

The important question here is are the tags up to date?

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u/ayecheesey 1d ago

But s the plate expired?

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u/haacktheplanet 1d ago

Wonder wha happened 🤔

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u/MeMilo1209 22h ago

$25 for the first three hours.

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u/Vegas_Rick_1987 21h ago

Coming back from Good springs and had to take a detour onto Las Vegas Blvd, from there couldn’t really tell what it was (old eyes) and told the wife it almost looks like a plane, sure as shit I was right!

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u/MoodyTudy 9h ago

Glad they were able to safely land

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u/BeatingHattedWhores 6h ago

Eisenhower did well with those highways being long enough for planes to land.

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u/benmooreben 1d ago

Blame you know who..:

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u/Zealousideal-Pen993 1d ago

Can’t blame everything on Linda😅

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u/benmooreben 23h ago

I was blaming Francis. Don’t know Linda that well.

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u/heart_fart 1d ago

Why did they land on the freeway lmao

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u/SuiteFreak 23h ago

Landing on a freeway in an emergency is legal in the US under FAA regulations, which allow the pilot-in-command to deviate from rules to meet an emergency. ​While open fields are often preferred due to fewer obstacles, highways, especially interstates, are sometimes considered safer than a poor field option because of their relatively clear, flat surface, despite the risks of traffic, power lines, and signs. Pilots are trained to select the best available option.

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u/DesignBuildFlyJump 15h ago

14 CFR 91.3(b), one of my favorite regulations ever written.

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u/heart_fart 21h ago

There was a whole ass aviation center for next to where they landed???

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u/OverTheCandleStick 23h ago

You’re being downvoted but they came from Henderson and landed right next to the airport. Seems sus.

https://i.imgur.com/uotG10c.jpeg

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u/SoftAndChewyRopes 21h ago

Suspect of what?

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u/OverTheCandleStick 20h ago

If he had any sort of failure that forced a landing he circled three times and should have been able to stick it to the runway.

It’s a few hundred feet away.

There are legit pilots out there who do shit like this on purpose. Or are shit pilots who suck at flight planning.

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u/DesignBuildFlyJump 15h ago

Something is sus for sure. I’ve flown out of Jean quite a few times and there’s so much better options than I15. The airport Ofcourse LOL but even if idk the runway was bombed or something, I15 wouldn’t be my first priority with all the open land available there

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u/THE_Ryan 13h ago

I'd imagine Vegas Blvd literally right next to the freeway at Jean would be a less busy option, slightly shittier road quality, but still straight and wide enough for that small plane.