Thai Air Force Pilot Uses Copter For Mushroom Picking

[taxexile]

Pilot Lands Copter to Pick Mom Mushrooms

1 hour ago

BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — A Thai air force pilot has been suspended from flying duties after allegedly landing his helicopter in the countryside to collect wild mushrooms for his mother, a spokesman said Friday.

The air force ordered the provisional suspension and began investigating after villagers in the western province of Kanchanaburi reported the incident to police, said spokesman Capt. Monthon Satchukorn.

Monthon said villagers said that a helicopter had circled a jungle clearing Wednesday before landing, and when some of them went to investigate, they found that the pilot had gone.

When the pilot eventually returned, he told them he had been collecting mushrooms for his mother.

"The pilot will face punishment for abandoning his helicopter without anyone to look after it and also for violating other rules," Monthon said.

Copyright © 2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

Edited November 17, 2007 by taxexile

[tracker]

That mushrooms surely made him fly......

[garro]

I wonder is he the same guy who lands the army helicopter in the car park Tesco Phitsanulok every week.

I did see an old viilage women being helped into the helicopter with her shopping bags.

[Pepe']

Hey what kind of shrooms is this guy picking...

[garro]

Hey what kind of shrooms is this guy picking...

Perhaps these magical ones

[jetjock]

Helicopters don't really fly. They are so ugly the earth repels them.

[Rimmer]

I say I say I say,

My helicopter is full of toadstools!

Well how'd ya know they are toadstools?

Because there's not mushroom inside......

[lazeeboy]

only in thailand

[pitrevie]

only in thailand

Not quite I recall an incident with the Royal Air Force where an officer of Air rank used a C130 to transport sand for a golf course. Once some ungrateful erk had informed the newspapers he was on his way out. I am sure there must be similar stories for other forces and officers who abuse their positions.

[JetsetBkk]

I say I say I say,

My helicopter is full of toadstools!

Well how'd ya know they are toadstools?

Because there's not mushroom inside......

Boom! Boom!

[thaipete]

I say I say I say,

My helicopter is full of toadstools!

Well how'd ya know they are toadstools?

Because there's not mushroom inside......

c'mon Lonnie Donegan

[siam-i-am]

I say I say I say,

My helicopter is full of toadstools!

Well how'd ya know they are toadstools?

Because there's not mushroom inside......

c'mon Lonnie Donegan

I'll bet the pilot was a Fungi to be with.

[Ricardo]

only in thailand

Not quite I recall an incident with the Royal Air Force where an officer of Air rank used a C130 to transport sand for a golf course. Once some ungrateful erk had informed the newspapers he was on his way out. I am sure there must be similar stories for other forces and officers who abuse their positions.

I recall the story of an engine-driver & his fireman, this is in the good old days you understand, who left their small goods-train for a quick mushroom-hunt, late one evening down on Romney Marsh.

Unfortunately the mist came down, thick as anything, and they decame disorientated. And couldn't find the tracks. This being out in the middle of nowhere - a very under-populated area, except for the famous sheep.

Fortunately the guard, becoming concerned at his driver's failure to return, gave a few 'toots' on the engine's whistle, so that the lost two were able to find their way back. Almost out of water & coal, they just managed to steam up the hill, and the remaining several miles to the depot at Ashford, on the pressure remaining.

And thus did not have to make some embarassing explanations to the local 'Fat Controller'.

So this incident with the helicopter is far from being a modern tale.

[Goshawk]

A Thai air force pilot has been suspended from flying duties after allegedly landing his helicopter in the countryside to collect wild mushrooms for his mother

its amazing the lengths to which some people will go collect for themselves, sorry their 'mother', these innocuous looking little mushrooms...

[Ijustwannateach]

With the cost of airfuel, those must be some of the most expensive mushrooms grown in Thailand....

[xyborg]

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And aint that why we love it?

[chav]

I know of cars being flown down to Satahib for the weekend to save on fuel.