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Does this Senator think he is exempt from the regs?

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FAA INVESTIGATING SENATOR INHOFE'S CLOSED RUNWAY LANDING
Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) says he won't guarantee he'll be more vigilant about checking NOTAMs after he landed on a closed runway occupied by maintenance workers ten days ago in Texas. "People who fly a lot just don't do it," Inhofe told the Tulsa World. "I won't make any commitments." Inhofe added that while "technically" pilots should "probably" check NOTAMs, it would be impractical for him to do so on the many flights he makes to small airports in Oklahoma each year. The FAA has confirmed it is investigating the Oct 21 incident in which Inhofe landed a Cessna 340 on an occupied closed runway at Port Isabel-Cameron County Airport, Texas, He was reportedly carrying three others in the light twin when he made the landing on a runway bearing oversized painted Xs, a large red truck, other vehicles, and construction workers. The workers were using loud equipment at the time and didn't hear the plane's approach, so one person ran to warn them. A supervisor immediately reported the incident to the FAA and told TulsaWorld.com he was "still shaking" when he reached the hangar to confront the pilot. For his part, Inhofe said he didn't see the Xs until late on final and was concerned he might not be able to abort safely. He said he landed "well off to the side" of the workers. There were no injuries. A few days after his unorthodox arrival, Inhofe Saturday notified "an airport official" of his intent and used a taxiway for departure, according to The Washington Post. The senator has since spoken with the FAA and will "just wait and see what happens." That hasn't stopped him from offering reporters some form of explanation. <!--HTML_ONLY-->More...

http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/avflash/1760-full.html#203537
 
As a little saying goes ...

Do the Crime ... Do the time. I don't care who you are, no one is above or exempt from the law.
 
I never knew a pilot who did not check NOTAMs. It could save a life or let you lose yours for not paying attention!
 
It seems Flight Sim Jocks are very sanctimonious.about real avaition....Its a fact that in all since "Wrong Way Coragan",these human frailty's pop up..Planes have been landing on wrong runways,and to include wrong airports!.....Of course its a safety factor...with all of this ,its really a rairty....this Senator has been a great supporter of Aviation ...often battling those who wish to regulate it out of existence?Even on the sim?...Honstly how many Sim Jocks can land anything , correctly ,much less a Cat II landing??SOLO??? No Pause ,Reset button here!! ....He of course will be dealt with...While the FAA ,not the really protector of air safety ,they will hammer this guy.Very Publically!...the Currant FAA administrate Randolph Babbitt,a Political appointee of the currant Pres...nomniated by a one party Senate and confermed!!........This Pilot is a Conservative Senator ,often a thorn in the side of Liberal Sen. Boxer!......More than meets the eyes here.....and it will be Public Over kill as usual!!!!
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Sadly, I believe that you are wrong. The FAA needs this sad sack of crap to get it's reauthorization passed so this "minor!" infraction will quietly disappear...


He will kill someone someday (with luck just himself) and his estate will sue the Feds and win because wasn't stripped of his license earlier.

You or I wouldn't have the flying privilege after this event. Ain't politics grand!


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beana51 said:
It seems Flight Sim Jocks are very sanctimonious.about real avaition....Its a fact that in all since "Wrong Way Coragan",these human frailty's pop up..Planes have been landing on wrong runways,and to include wrong airports!.....Of course its a safety factor...with all of this ,its really a rairty....this Senator has been a great supporter of Aviation ...often battling those who wish to regulate it out of existence?Even on the sim?...Honstly how many Sim Jocks can land anything , correctly ,much less a Cat II landing??SOLO??? No Pause ,Reset button here!! ....He of course will be dealt with...While the FAA ,not the really protector of air safety ,they will hammer this guy.Very Publically!...the Currant FAA administrate Randolph Babbitt,a Political appointee of the currant Pres...nomniated by a one party Senate and confermed!!........This Pilot is a Conservative Senator ,often a thorn in the side of Liberal Sen. Boxer!......More than meets the eyes here.....and it will be Public Over kill as usual!!!!
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As a pilot I always checked Notams. I would hate to fly somewhere only to find the field closed. This thread is not about Liberal/Conservative or Republican/Democrat. It is about a notable individual who publicly states he doesn't have the time to check Notams and who would risk the lives of himself, his passengers and airfield workers because he feels he is too important or busy to check Notams or follow regs.

I am well aware the Senator is a friend of aviation. However, his recent actions and attitude are both harmful to aviation in general and GA in particular.

Again, this thread is about aviation not politics. Individuals who can't keep politics out of this thread will find their posts edited or gone.
 
Sorry guys, Really...but when real world issues are interjected in a game fantasy world the results can be predicted,often without real facts ,the truth gets distored!!!..On some Site's this is totally prohibited,no wiggle room..However here,it seems to be more or less,tolarated!!....hope this holds true to all Non Sim subjects....I really did not to imply that I had an agenda, there are to many blogs for that!!Its The Facts Mam !,...but I do watch the Senate in Sessions, Public information,most of them,doing so one sees and hears whats the currant atmosphere,interplay,dialog is... REALITY!!....Often our world is not what we see,and hear second handed....again ..Sorry..!..however Love You Wonderfull folk!! :wiggle:
 
I don't think the Senator ever claimed he was exempt. I believe he will face the same scrutiny as anyone else.

For the record, good safe pilots do silly things all the time. At MacDill AFB we regularly have private aircraft land on the B-36 capable runway mistaking it for Davis Island's tiny Peter O'Knight. The Security Forces always enjoy this.

Last year I watched a renown demonstration pilot land against with the wind and against other traffic, without contacting the tower. He had not read the NOTAM establishing the tower.
 
Not to belabor this,like many here ,who do fly real planes,in my case ,general aviation types,since 1968,...I will be the first to admit,one day, I got the Dreaded call to Report To Tower Upon Landing!! ..After a vigor's Butt Reaming..I got LEARNT!...it was gentlemanly, with purpose and respect......Was friends with that Old guy for years...some of tower people have never been in the air...took him flying .We both learned a lot then..Showded him the single pilots work load,radios,Communications,folding, Charts,managing the airplane,looking for traffic,and Yes ,Fiendish controllers ,who speak so fast as to play the game "GOTCHA",..Who knows some here will have that experience,or has had one? Let us know!!One Never Know do One!!
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....Never meet a perfect person in my life!!!..Even AUTOPILOTS screw up!!...If I flew the Sim ,like a real plane????..ya do not wanna know!!......Worlds apeart!!....CHEERS!! Vin!!
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I never got the "Call the Tower" message. I have had a few get testy because I didn't react fast enough for him. I always thought, "F&$kem! I'm flying this plane, not him." And did the best I could while remaining safe.
 
When I was learning to fly planes, it was out of NAS Lemoore, CA. Normal procedure was to fly to the end of the runway, 13,500 feet down range, then turn right to leave the airport area. However, we could, and always did, request an “immediate right turn out”, and it was always granted. Every single time. Well, the very first time, after getting my solo license, that I took the plane out alone, I did the same thing – requested an immediate turn out. The response was a bit garbled, but I “thought” it was granted. In fact I just assumed I got the same answer we'd always received from that question. Dumb mistake. They said no, for the first time ever! The reason was there were A-7s in the pattern. As a student pilot, I didn't get in trouble with the tower. My instructor got that. Then I got it from the instructor.

As for the senator, the statement “people who fly a lot don't read NOTAMS” seems bizzare.
 
Way to go John,Tell Em Off!!!..Cockpit Air rage!!!.:jump:in my case a pair of FAA Beaurcrats,on a 10 mile final ,I had ample room to Cross wind to Final,I was appox three miles..Told to land long,Idid!!.They got insulted,and told the Tower to chew me out!!...They felt bigger then,and the FAA lost a lot more credibilty with me..that day, in 1972 I recall,no problems since....FAP ON THEM!!
feels good,I'll say it again,..FAP ON THEM!!...LOL!!.........
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The FAA should suspend his licence IMHO, as a R/W pilot I always check NOTAM's, especially these days with the more crowded skies. Seems like a pompous *** to me, lucky nobody was injured.

Politicians and celebrities seem to think they are always above the law ...

Mike
 
There we go again..class warfare..C'mon..in the sky there are no exceptions...those who disregard regulations get hearings,decisions are made,and appropriate action taken...I do not care if its John Trovolta John Denver, John Glenn, Waldo Pepper,or you and I.........its seems many doth protest to much...as if this was an earth shaken event....I spent time,at least I used too at airports,be it JFK on a Fri afternoon ,or Podunk ,in the sticks...STUFF HAPPENS!..In the Sky and on the Road!!...got me wondering your motive now??.....Cheers to ya!...To bad we are not in a hanger with a six pack,and boiled peanuts!!!!:ernae:
 
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....lol....fly floaters for awhile....."wet your pants" takes on a whole new meaning....

...But now the senator did pull a bonner with some apparent awareness of what he was doing. A very cavalier attitude. I think that's truly what may be triggering emotions in readers. I hope the fellow learns from what he did, and never does it again. If you can see the numbers, you can see the "X". If you can see the "X" (VFR)....you can see the work crew, the three tonner, the bobcat....etc, etc. I can imagine that the construction workers were scared sh*tless, even if the pilot thought he knew what he was doing. Knowingly dumb and arrogant about it.

...Disfasionably Duh.
 
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