FLL Mishap

[Seadogrun]

At FXE clearance delivery for IFR mostly as Ground will usually handle a VFR code if requested and only by pilots request. No contact with clearance is required departing VFR.

If he was departing IFR, just because he got his clearance before taxiing doesn't mean he was taxiing for TO. It wouldn't be that much of a stretch to get yor IFR clearance then repo for fuel then taxi for TO.

So MY thought is that the call to ground would be key. "taxi for TO" or "reposition to ..." is a huge difference determining whether this is any enforcement action could be taken.

Also if he was "taxiing for TO" he would have been attempting to fly an unairworthy airplane without a ferry permint. This of course is assuming a ferry permit was required which is third or forth person informantion to me so take that for what it's worth.

 

[blzr]

Word on the street is that in that model airplane you turn on the hydrolics and set the brake then turn it off for engine start. Then turn them on before taxi which the pilot failed to do which caused loss of brake hydrolic pressure.

Still, he/she would have had they Hydraulic warning going off like crazy. The reason you "would" turn them off is so the hyd. pump doesn't kick on during the start sequence, reducing battery volts and possably causing a hot start. We keep the pump on, just go to manual and get the main and aux hyd press to to 3200 and 3600 psi respectively. then, no problems once the acumulators are fully charged

I would be curious to hear more about the pilots, the whole situation seems real shady.