side. this is where a.t.f. agents say they found evidence of that illegal activity. according to the federal criminal complaint, postal inspectors intercepted a shipment of illegal explosive high caliber ammunition on its way to this man. 30-year-old caleb bailey. that touched off an investigation. and when federal agents raided bailey's gated 75-acre property, sources say they found dozens of illegal machine guns and ammunition including grenades and even tear gas. all of that hidden in a subterranean fortified room under his home seen in this google earth image. additional searching sources say led agents to what appeared to be a casino. including poker tables and slot machines. a.t.f. special agent says the agents also found reason to charge bailey with child pornography. >> service to the warrant on may 5 led to

multiple pieces of evidence to include child pornography. evidence that child pornography was not only being possessed by also created. >> bailey who in the maryland presidential primary was elected as a trump delegate to the republican convention remains behind bars. first court appearance not expected until next week. now mr. bailey is from a family that has been long active in republican politics here in southern maryland. his father served several terms on the charles county school board and was the republican nominee for the fifth congressional district race in 2008. his home was also searched as part of the investigation. no charges filed against the father. in waldorf, brad bell, abc7 news. leon: okay. thank you, brad. we are covering metro tonight now with new information about metro's safe track plan. that is general manager paul wi

transit system on track with maintenance. much of it overdue. transportation reporter brianne carter is live in arlington with a look at the revised plan. brianne: the trains running six to eight minute as you see on the board. imagine they were running every 18 minutes or even longer. what that would do to a commute. and tonight we have learned along the orange and the silver line, riders will have to be the first one to find out. a major metro disruption, now days away for tens of thousands of rail riders. >> it will probably keep me from going downtown. >> the final version of the metro long-term maintenance and repair plan starts with two weeks of round-the-clock single tracking on the orange and the silver lines from ballston to east falls church. that work will be followed by the first of five shutdowns. starting june 18, trains will not run between eastern market and benning road or minnesota avenue for 16 conseciv

days. the first two safety urges will be done on part of the system identified by federal investigators for needing immediate repair. >> there are options. i would like, i really would like to see the system fixed. >> general manager paul wiedefeld knows this will be tough for commuters. but he is advising riders to come one a plan before the nearly year-long work begins. >> what we are trying to do, there is a snowstorm coming in august, i can tell you the dates. start to think about it. >> this plan is modified after the f.t.a. responded about the original draft plan first out on may 6. coming up tonight at 6:00, we talk to the general manager about could the plans possibly change or last longer? we have that answer. reporting live, brianne carter, abc7 news. leon: thank you. take a look at this, folks. an survivor that burst into flames on capitol hill this morning. this happened behind the hyatt on first street in northwest. not far from the capitol building.

there and put the fire out. luckily, no one was hurt. it made for a frightening scene there. sources tell us that the faulty brakes were to blame for that. now we turn to new developments in the investigation into what happened to egyptair flight 804. in the 24 hours before that plane disappeared, it went to cairo, egyptian, and understand thia before heading to paris. in the last two hours a senior official in greece disputed the debris found between crete and cairo came in a plane. kenneth mouton explains why terrorism is not ruled out. reporter: technical malfunction or terrorism? crews discovered life jackets, debris and the wreckage of egyptair, some say. >> having different action or terror attack is higher than the possibility of

technical. >> 66 souls, mostly egyptians. no americans were on the flight. the air bus a-320 flying at 37,000 feet. and a half hour away from landing before it van gnashed from radar. aviation experts say early indication point to a bomb on board. >> if it ends up being in the cargo bay, that is a dirty baggage handler or someone with access. >> presumptive g.o.p. nominee tweeted, "looks like another terrorist attack. when will we get tough, vigilant?" hillary clinton responded again. >> it shines a bright light on the face we face from organized terror groups. reporter: the white house says t.s.a. has been working with foreign airports and have made important security enhancements for u.s.-bound flights. >> flights that original from charles de gaulle to the u.s. have additional screening that may not have bee

>> president obama is getting update from the national security team. reporting in northwest, kenneth mouton, abc7 news. alison: now a story you will see only on 7 tonight. what happens when the flame of passion burns out? well, in this case, one georgetown relationship, it burned something else. that is exactly what 18-year-old hopesy enriquez did. she burned her ex-boyfriend's car. she scornfully admitted to doing it when they arrested her he cheated on her. >> i honestly did not think she would do something like this. i don't care how mad you are, you don't just set someone's car on fire no matter what the situation is. alison: that is the ex right there. he says he is now auto insurance purgatory. he also says he thinks she needs to have a psychiatric evaluation. leon: nothing like young love. all right. maryland governor larry hogan signed noah's law that requires all first-time d.u.i. offenders inm

ignition interlock device before driving. it's named after montgomery county police officer noah leotta who was killed in december by a drunk driver. coming up at 6:00 tonight, brad bell is getting some reaction from leotta's family. and he will also tell us when this law goes into effect. alison: you saw this story first on 7. piles of mail being scooped out of the storm drain right there. so now the neighbors wonder if the mail they are missing ended up down a drain. d.c. bureau chief sam ford broke the story monday and joins us live from northeast washington with an update for us today. sam? sam: as people in this northeast neighborhood learn what happened, they are wondering whether a particular letter or a particular check was in that mail. >> who are they hiring? sam: frank matthews who lives here finds some humor in the fact a local postal employee may have tossed enough mail in the sewer to fill 25 garb

service retrieved over two days this week with the help of d.c. water from catch basins. for other businesses and residents -- >> it shouldn't be in the sewer. sam: kimberly mitchell wonders if they tossed her refund check. >> it saddens me that somebody thought it didn't need to be delivered and it could be floating around anacostia river. sam: as of today the postal service is still saying the investigation is ongoing. no charges have been filed. nor will they say who did it. everyone agrees it was not the regular letter carrier because he was on vacation. resident vincent wright says for at least a week some received no mail. >> this neighbor here, myself, i believe others said they were missing mail as well. sam: as abc7 reported on monday wright was snaking out a clogged drain for his neighbor when the mail came up an

and raised the alarm. once the d.c. water helped retrieve the u.s. mail it alsod the drain problem. >> they must have used a power vac and pushed it through or sucked it out. it's all clear now. sam: now postal service spokesman today said that investigators today turned over most of the mail to postal service employees so that they can begin the process as he put it of determining what is suitable for delivery. he said a lot of it is just too water logged. residents with questions can call the consumer affair office at 202-636-1200. reporting live from northeast washington, sam ford, abc7 news. alison: lovely outside today. leon: after the sun finally got its act together. like an old lawnmower. kept starting and stopping, stopping and starting. looking go

chief meteorologist doug hill, what is the word now? doug: enjoy it while it lasts. enjoy it now. alexandria, 70 degrees. tomorrow is beautiful and warmer. saturday not so beautiful. rain is the weather story on saturday. short-term, overnight. clear. can't rule out patchy fog. 47 to 53 by the morning. the reason it's sunny and pleasant is the high pressure. it will move overhead and offshore. that is going to open the door for rain. heavy at times throughout the entire day on saturday. tomorrow a perfect forecast for bike to work day. 50's in the morning. mid-70's by the afternoon. leon: thank you, doug. a week after he announced he was retiring from "60 minutes," tonight the world is paying tribute to morley safer. safer joined "60 minutes" two years after the show debuted on cbs. staying with the weekly news magazine with 46 years. he interviewed jack

and catharine hepburn. even miss piggy. cbs aired hour-long special on his career this past sunday. he was 84. alison: coming up here on "abc7 news at 5:00" -- she says her stepfather helped hold her hostage for one year. leon: the trial accused for attorney who helped take his wife's former boss hostage. the bizarre evidence coming to life against andrew schmuhl later. alison: first, you know about the skills on the field. find out how bryce harper carrying through on the promise to make baseball fun again for the fans. mike: i'm mike carter-conneen in ashburn, virginia, with preview of redskins themed restaurant and details on surprising

leon: back with a bit of history for you. 15 years ago today apple opened up the first retail store. guess where it was? of all places it's in tysons corner in virginia. today they have 479 stores in 18 countries. alison: the

the apple store? hard to imagine. where did people wait in line? well, for many years now, american indian groups across the country have called on the washington redskins as you know to change their name. calling it a racial slur. as mike carter-conneen reports a new "washington post" poll found nine out of ten native americans say they are not offended by the name. >> not only do nine out of ten say the team name redskins does not bother them, more than 80% said they would not be offended if someone not native american called them that word. >> it doesn't surprise me. some look at it as a badge of honor, too. >> the group changed the mascot and proud resilience does not give the nfl a license to continue marketing, promoting and profiting off of a dictionary defined racial slur, one that tells people outside the community to view us as mascots.

some questioned the poll. post reporters defended the survey. random sample of the self-identified native americans. the owner vows to never change the name. with the lawyers petitioning the supreme court asking justice to weigh in on a pending dispute over the team's trademark. but they are going to open a team restaurant with team-themed items on the menu. a couple of miles from the headquarters they defend the name. >> high school mascot were indians. never been on the defensive. >> it's been redskins my whole life. tradition. mike: even here, some say they empathize with the native americans who reject the name. >> some say it's offensive and i agree with

mike carter-conneen, abc7 news. leon: one sports fan was offended last night in the nats-mets game. ramos launch at bat in the stand accidentally. the boy caught it and thought he would get to keep it. ah! rude awakening for him when the security came over and said no, the bat has to go back to wilson. league m.v.p. bryce harper, though, didn't like the idea and he had one of his game-ready bats delivered to the boy instead. and baseball made fun again. by bryce harper. doug: did he hit a ball? they kept walking him. leon: four times. alison: weather wise this is turning into a nice afternoon. >> this morning wasn't that pretty. the skies brightened a bit.

they showed weather magic and how to make a cloud inside a bottle. showed a cool video that shows the behind the scenes stuff here in the storm watch 7 weather center. how we do the graphic and make maps and how we get on tv to show everyone at home. after a little bit she took them outside to learn about the mobile weather. at the abc7 storm chaser. jackie said the kid was polite, happy, friendly. good kids. thank you for that. meanwhile here we are happy about the short-term because we have more partly sunnyware ahead. the time lapse for you from damascus elementary school in north montgomery county. cloudy this morning. the sun broke through. 73 there now. beautiful afternoon. tomorrow looks nice. low temperatures, low to mid-70's and sunshine. saturday, okay. let's talk about this. 68 at reagan national. areas of

70's because of the sunshine. we have sunshine here around the cap stall the high pressure clearing the skies. cool and sunshine in the mid-60's north. to the south, pocket of warm air. 78 in atlanta. this went through houston with flooding rain in houston. it dropped their temperatures. this is clearing skies from north to south. that is pushing the rain offshore. not worried about rain today or tomorrow. however we have to deal with this. a nasty line of storm. area of low pressure. jump to the northeast tomorrow. the probability of rain is

100%. in the morning and through the day. the clouds will gather and through the afternoon. overcast by the evening. heavy overcast moving in. this is 8:00 a.m. heavier amount south and west of the metro area. the heaviest amounts will move east. steady rain to move eastward. that is good news if it works out. breaks in the pattern through saturday afternoon through saturday evening. so i think it will work out. winds are turning to the north sunday. we will still mention a chance of a shower. it should be partly sunny on sunday. rainfall. half inch to inch in metro area. miranda lambert is performing jiffy lube on saturday. cloudy and cool. we hope the rain will end by 7:00. stay in touch

100% chance of rain then. tapering off and ending later. scattered shower are possible sunday and monday. lower 70's. warmer tuesday. then the first time this month we will hit 80 degrees. maybe higher on wednesday and thursday. >> nice to see what it feels like. alison: how the next story. this is something. the eiffel tower in paris will soon become a vacation home. that is right. rental company home away is taking over part of the first floor of the iconic landmark. four winners get to stay there for the duration of the 2016 european championship soccer tournament. 2,000 square foot space. of course, it includes panoramic views. sign me up. i would love to live in the

while to say you did. leon: try to order a pizza there. is it delivered there? all right. figure that one out. coming up, families are calling for action before memorial day. alison: that is right. the issue they want the lawmakers to tackle. still ahead. leon: security guard charged with assaulting a transgender woman using a woman's bathroom at a local giant store appeared before a judge a short while ago. i'm stephen tschida. i will fill you in on what went down in a moment. >> 13-year-old girl says she was held hostage for a year. find out how she escaped next. leon: but first, look at what is coming up tonight on abc --

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alison: we are monitoring a developing story out of ohio where a 13-year-old girl says she was shackled in a basement for a year before she got away. minnesota she said she -- michelle: she said that she used a spare key to e

now her stepfather and his doesn't son are charged with child endangerment and kidnapping. they are both held on $500,000 bond. in the last two hours, they searched the shout and found leg shackles. she says she was forced to sleep there. >> she had a long sleeve thirty on with the little skirt past her legs. tore up. her little shoes she had no shoes. they were like flip-flops. you could see the handcuff marks on her ankles. michelle: police say when they found the men they were trying to leave the house. it's unsure where the mother is but the girl said she hadn't seen her mom in four years. that is the latest from the "live desk." back to you. leon: thank you. coming up at "abc7 nws

a major mistake. what you answer read to know about the mistake that could put you and your child's information out for all to see. >> d.c. says do not eat rock fish. i'm chris papst. we will continue our investigation in this body of water. where the popular fish are picking up the toxin. >> emotionally charged testimony today in the courtroom regarding a home invasion in 2014. the bizarre action and suggestinos of the uspect. that's when we continue.

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announcer: you're watching "abc7 news at 5:00". on your side. >> you would think attorneys would know better but today a trial began for lawyer accused of helping hold his wife's former and his wife hostage in the mclean home. some of the evidence against andrew schmuhl today is shocking. northern virginia bureau chief jeff goldberg is in the courtroom today and joins us li f

about what he saw and heard. jeff? jeff: well, leon, a dramatic moment in court this afternoon. when one of the victims sue duncan was asked to identify the suspect. she stood up in the witness box. pointed out andrew schmuhl and said that is the person who committed the crime. the attorney said he was posing at a law enforcement officer and carrying a fake badge. the type of badge you would find at a bachelorette party. so with sexually suggestive words and images. it was dinner time on sunday november 9, 2014, when the prosecutors say andrew schmuhl busted through the front door of the mclean home of leo fisher and sue duncan. wearing a french coat, flashing a fake badge. shot at fisher. what followed was a three-hour nightmare torture session. this is about revenge, gr

this happened two weeks after fisher fired an draw's wife alecia from her lawyer job at a firm in arlington. he said he interrogated fisher. and zip tied the couple hand and feet and stabbed and beat both of them and fired a shot that grazed the head of sue duncan, fisher's wife of 40 years. defense attorneys concede the crime was bewildering and bizarre but say andrew schmuhl's mental state was impaired up to ten different prescription drugs. the defense blames andrew's wife. this was alecia's schmuhl's operation and andy was a foot soldier who carried it out. sue duncan today taking the stand for the prosecution at times crying while describing the ordeal. "could you leave," she was asked. "no." if you disobeyed i thought he would kill us. duncan said she played dead and was able to trip the alarm alerting

after a short chase in springfield, andrew was found wearing only a diaper. sue duncan says she was stabbed nine times and she and her husband are left with lasting physical and emotional scars. the trial resumes monday and is expected to last three weeks. live in fairfax, jeff goldberg, abc7 news. alison: we have new information tonight after an incident involving a transgender woman and a bathroom at a grocery store in d.c. the security guard involved just appeared in court. that is where stephen tschida is live with what just happened today. stephen: that security guard appeared before a judge here to face assault charges. moments ago she left the courthouse. we got video of her as she was leaving. she faces simple assault charges for allegedly confronting the transgender woman in the

northeast d.c. telling her she could not use the women's restroom. the woman said she did use the restroom. when she came out, that jones confronted her. literally forced her, pushed her, shoved her out of the giant and told her she had to leave. in the courtroom today, ebony blecher sat through the whole proceeding and came out afterword. we caught up with her. this is what she said about how the event has affected her. >> i have to worry every day if i go to mcdonald's, safeway, subway, worried whether or not someone will come running up behind me. chargingcharging in the westroom because i'm -- restroom because i'm transgender and try to show me out. >> we talk to a woman who said she was in lock up with jones.

was illegal to force someone out of a grocery store because they were transgender. she said she thought it was against the law to allow a transgender person in the bathroom where their, that was not the assigned bathroom for them. jones will be back in july. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. leon: children's hospital says patient information may have been compromised due to data breach. the outside vender inned inadvertently misconfigured a file site in february and information resulting to 4,000 patients may be at risk. that includes names, dates of birth. alison: new at 11:00, the newest member of the item takes a closer look at exactly what can be hacked in the

hacked but did you know it includes life-saving equipment like x-ray machines? your smart phone has far more security on it than a machine you may depend on to save your life. you trust your doctors but you may not trust the equipment they are using. don't miss that report at 11:00. alison: first coming up at 5:00 -- >> a baltimore startup working on a vaccine for zika. find out how soon it could enter the first phase of the clinical trials. jennifer: grief stricken families across the country and at home who lost loved ones to the harrowing crisis converge on capitol hill. "7 on your side" was there. what they want to happen be

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upcoming weekend. i wish i had better news on the day for saturday. preakness is going to be wash-out. at least in the morning and the early afternoon hours. the temperatures will only make it to 50's for the daytime highs. talk about the nicer weather on sunday. inaugural d.c. bike ride in the district. the temperatures start off cool and rebound to 60's by the afternoon. sta

alison: on the hill today call from families to stop the heroin epidemic. 129 people die each day from either heroin or prescription opioid drug overdoses. stopping a trend is an issue that lawmakers agree on. "7 on your side" fighting back investigator jennifer donelan is here now. the clock is ticking on this. jennifer: that is right. the clock has run out for so many families across the country and right here at home. having lost loved ones to the deadly drug. so many of them young people who have their whole lives ahead of them. it was an emotional morning on the hill today. so many people were at the capitol with pictures of their son and daughters in their hand. the proposal expands the use of

the effect of the opioid drug. they are debating it in conference committee. families want it passed and on the president's desk by memorial day. we met parents from the area, their children hooked on heroin. some are still live. but 19-year-old kathryn only lasted a year on the drug before dying of an overdose. reporting live i'm jennifer donelan, abc7

alison: coming up at "abc7 news at 5:00" -- testing the waters. "7 on your side" with the tough questions about the district decision to add local rock fish to the do not eat list. >> plus -- >> joy that the kids get. you can hear them on the field saying i love having fun! >> i love it. >> young baseball players on a special diamond in

leon: "7 on your side" asking the tough questions after d.c. added rock fish to the do not eat list. a story that "7 on your side" government watchdog investigator chris papst broke in february. the controversial decision to do that has had a big impact on the local fishing industry. questions have surfaced over why d.c. did it.

passionate about fish, is an understatement. >> for years his menu in northwest d.c. has featured rock fish. but in february when d.c. added the popular fish to the do not eat advisory, due to extremely elevated levels the chef quit offering it. >> they have 600 licensed charter boats. the d.c. advisory is having an impact. official economic numbers won't be available for months. >> according to the

considered the miracle come bound. they are indestructible. today they are known to cause cancer orbiter defects -- cancer or birth defects. the fish d.c. tested had plenty. ten times more than the fish recently tested in maryland and virginia. the item did its own testing. we bought two 16-inch fish from two fisheries we were told from the chesapeake.

chris: maryland samples 50 when they test. but he said what was found was significant. people deserve to know. even if maryland prize industry takes a hit. as people like this chef abandons the fish. >> the more the better. we need to dig deeper. chris: this is far from over. they have to figure out where the fish is picking up the p.b.c. is there a hot spot in the potomac in washington, d.c. or is it down here south in the chesapeake? how many people are eating the exposed fish? this is a story "7 on your side" will stay on. chris papst, abc7 news. alison: all right. get a check on the roadways now with jamie sullivan. she is on traffic watch. hey, jamie.

popping up here at the end of the commute. take a look at the traffic you leave georgetown trying to head outbound on canal road. a disabled truck causing big issue. in just came in. northbound baltimore parkway near 195 to baltimore. trying to get to the airport all lanes are blocked with an accident. use 95 heading north to baltimore. back to you. >> all right. thank you. looking ahead now to what is new at 6:00. is it an act of terror? the new information on the

disappearance of the egyptair flight 804. plus, noah's law finally signed. what it means for maryland and why noah leotta's father says it still bothers him that the major change in the drunk driving law isn't going down the way he thought. and the first stretch of metro that will shut down as part of the major maintenance plan. that is all ahead tonight at 6:00. alison: but first, let's talk about the weather. it started out nasty. a nice afternoon. leon: don't talk badly about it. it might leave now. dolls if you are going -- doug: if you are going out weather is not a concern. partly cloudy skies. live look at the country club in bethesda. 71 degrees. winds are calm. fair weather clouds. sunshine. what is not to like about this? tomorrow is even nicer because it's warmer with the partly cloudy skies. numbers are 72 in cumberland and

what is going to happen tomorrow, dry pressure moves overhead. dry day during the daylight hours. plenty of sunshine. temperatures in the lower to the mid-70s. clouds increase tomorrow night ahead of a storm center. clouds in the evening. overcast. saturday rain moves in, in the morning. the rain is steady for good portion of the day until we get mid-afternoon. heaviest moving east of washington. periods of rain in the afternoon and the everything hours. 100% chance of that. heaviest rain south and east. sunday and

30% chance of showers. wild. lower 70's. 77 and sunshine. thank you, tuesday. wednesday and thursday, partly sunny. chance of afternoon thundershowers and highs in the lower 80's. wow, that sounds nice! see what else happening with sports. alison: erin is excited about this story. erin: i am. leon: she brightened up to tell us about the story. erin: these kids just really inspired me. any child who is enrolled in special education is eligible for the little league challenger division. we recently spent time with the team in northwest washington. >> how long have you been on the challenger's team? erin: for players like 15-year-old sam, it's all for the love of the game. >> i love it. >> this is fine. >> since 1983, northwest little league has offered a unique challenger program for young people with physical and mental challenges. >> i remember, wait on it back and then step through. >> jim coacd

years. erin: how important is jim your coach? >> very important. >> he helps us play baseball. how did it make you feel to see the development and the joy that the kids get out of it? >> that is what is incredible. the joy that the kids get. you can hear them on the field saying i love having fun. they get so much out of playing. it's also a chance for players like robert stone who can't speak because of a rare disease. to be part of the team. game day. put a shirt on. totally psyched. erin: this is a time that all the players look forward to every sunday.

leon: nice work. still ahead tonight on "abc7 news at 5:00" -- developing a vaccine. alison: we will tell you the role a maryland company is playing as the

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alison: "7 on your side" in health matters now. today the senate approved $1.1 billion plan to fight zika. but now lawmakers need to work out the differences between that bill and the $622 million version that is in the house. diane cho reports this all comes as a baltimore company is working to develop a vaccine

diane: those traveling to the u.s. with the zika virus continues to grow, a small startup company says it has come one a zika vaccine in limited quantities. >> one of the licenses we have from johns hopkins is a breakthrough technology for development of land. diane: it was developed by the founder of the company dr. august while he was at john hopkins university. because it's the d.n.a. vaccine it can be developed faster. you are not introducing it in the body. you are using d.n.a. sequence. it causes the body to respond. >> the company was created last december to develop sac scene to take them through the initial test to the

the we will develop what we think are the most effective vaccines possible. then license them to some larger company that has the manufacturing outreach. diane: for the vaccine he says they hope to get to late one of the clinical trials by late fall and it would still need f.d.a. approval before it hits the market. in baltimore, diane cho, abc7 news. alison: that is it for "abc7 news at 5:00". right now at 6:00, a possible act of terrorism. a flight, 66 people on board vanishes from the sky. we will tell you the response from the white house at this hour. plus, preparing for shut down. the first section of metro to spend two weeks shut down. starting two weeks from now. noah's law now signed. one thing still bothers the father of the fallen police officer. for whom that law is named. "abc7 news at 6:00"

now. announcer: now "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. maureen: it's being treated as an act of terror. tonight two major searches are underway. the first in the mediterranean sea where egyptair flight from paris to cairo vanished. scott thuman is following the story from the terrorism alert desk. scott? scott: the late e, there is widespread speculation that this is a terror attack. that a bomb took down the egyptair flight with 66 people on board. but at this hour no one claimed responsibility. the flight heading to cairo and just around the time that it made its way to egyptian air space, it made a sudden 790-degree turn. then 360-degree turn in the other direction plummeted and eventually disappeared from radar. whether it was fine. the pilot was said to be experienced. had a fine reputation and seemed in good spirits i