staged plane crash - CAP involvement?

[RiverAux]

Was CAP at all involved in the situation they're talking about on the news where the guy parachuted out of his plane and let it crash as an attempt to fake his own death?  Did we look for the plane?

[SilverEagle2]

Did not need to. The AF watched it go down.

[RiverAux]

Ok, thanks.  Wonder if they got video of it. 

[Timbo]

Last I saw on the news.... the guy was found, arrested and will spend many years in prison.  Hopefully a prison with those padded walls and white jackets. 

[isuhawkeye]

This situation is a prime example why any SAR event could be a crime scene.

[Flying Pig]

....or the nuts you can come across who arent looking to be found.

[hatentx]

Where the plane crashed was in Destin Florida which is about 20 miles from Eglin AFB another 20 from Hulbert Field AFB and 50 miles either way from Tindel AFB and Pensacola NAS.  I grew up there and there isnt many places to fly where you are not going to be in military airspace down there.

[SAR-EMT1]

Did not need to. The AF watched it go down.

You mean another A/C observed him parachuting out?

[SJFedor]

Did not need to. The AF watched it go down.

You mean another A/C observed him parachuting out?

No. But once he reported the windshield supposedly imploding and that he was bleeding profusely, the USAF scrambled a few fighters to intercept and assist. When they got there and popped flares, they found the cockpit empty, windshield intact, and door open. They continued to escort the aircraft until it went down.

[PaulR]

He should have never called it in and had the plane directed toward the ocean, if he really wanted to succeed. 

[isuhawkeye]

the plane was directed towards the ocean.  it appears that he did not calculate for the added drag that the open door had on the aircraft.