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Pilot's license revoked after oral sex

GARDENA, Calif., April 8 (UPI) -- A California helicopter pilot whose license was revoked after he engaged in sex acts while in the air has lost an appeal to be reinstated.

David Keith Martz, 52, was grounded by the Federal Aviation Administration after a video surfaced online in February that depicted the pilot receiving oral sex from a porn actress while flying above the waterfront in downtown San Diego, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported Wednesday.

The revocation of Martz's license was upheld Tuesday by an administrative law judge at the National Transportation Safety Board in Gardena, Calif.

Martz, a commercial pilot, argued during the hearing that he had corrected any defects in his flying skills since he received a suspension last year on an unrelated matter.

The pilot can appeal the judge's decision to the National Transportation Safety Board.

City seeks to calm Amtrak mooners

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif., April 8 (UPI) -- City officials in Laguna Niguel, Calif., said new rules against public urination and alcohol drinking are aimed at controlling "Mooning the Amtrak" events.

The City Council approved a new ordinance Tuesday that bans public urination and defecation as well as prohibiting the public consumption of alcohol, the Orange County (Calif.) Register reported Wednesday.

Officials said the ordinance resulted from a "Mooning the Amtrak" event in July that involved about 10,000 people. The big crowd prohibited emergency vehicles from giving medical help and police officers lost control of the event. The officials said public alcohol consumption also led many people to advance their states of undress.

"The event has increased the number of participants," said Linda Solorza, chief of police services for Laguna Niguel. "It's now evolved into a kind of Mardi Gras, and we had complaints from businesses in the area that had to close."

Council members said the train mooning events will be allowed to continue.

"We're not looking to stop it, but businesses have to be allowed to operate," Councilman Paul Glaab said.

Teen sent 10,000 texts with no plan

CHEYENNE, Wyo., April 8 (UPI) -- A Wyoming father said he took a hammer to his 13-year-old daughter's cell phone after she racked up $4,756.25 in text messaging fees.

Gregg and Jaylene Christoffersen said they thought texting was disabled on the phone used by their daughter, Dena, because their plan with Verizon did not include the service, KUSA-TV, Denver, reported Wednesday.

However, the service provider charged the family for each one of the 10,000 text messages that Dena sent in a single month.

Gregg Christoffersen said he smashed the offending phone with a hammer and he and his wife have grounded Dena until the end of the school year.

The couple said Verizon has agreed to reduce the bill to a more manageable amount.

Community service for UFO hoax

MORRIS PLAINS, N.J., April 8 (UPI) -- Two New Jersey men who admitted to a series of UFO hoaxes have been sentenced to 50 hours each of community service.

Science teacher Joe Rudy, 28, of Chester, and salesman Chris Russo, 29, of Morris Plains, said they released helium balloons with traffic flares attached from a field on the border of Morris Plains and Hanover on five occasions between Jan. 5 and Feb. 19, the (Newark) New Jersey Star-Ledger reported Wednesday.

The men published an article April 1 on Web site eSkeptic explaining how they carried out the hoax and that it was part of a "social experiment" designed to debunk UFOs.

However, prosecutors said the hoax posed a fire hazard and could have interfered with air traffic at Morristown Airport.

Rudy and Russo struck a plea deal and agreed to accept ordinance violation citations. In addition to the community service, which Municipal Judge Michael Carlucci ordered to be completed with the Hanover Recreation Commission, each man was also fined $250.

"If you were a pair of 17-year-olds, I would tell you to grow up," Carlucci told Rudy and Russo in court. "You're not 17."