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.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.
Source: Chicago Tribune
Tags: Robert Kadera | Plane | Traffic | Golf Course
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