Does anyone know if Wesley Clark was ever a pilot?

In article ,
wrote:

Since I live about 30 miles from Boston I shudder to think what would
happen every time John came home to visit. My home airport (FIT) is
outside of the Class B, but Kerry's townhouse on Beacon Hill is several
miles west of BOS and if they center the TFR on his house I bet it would
shut down my airport.

oh crap, I'm based at KBED.

but, how have senators fared in Presidential elections? Or
liberals from Taxachusetts?

--
Bob Noel

"Bob Noel" wrote

oh crap, I'm based at KBED.

but, how have senators fared in Presidential elections? Or
liberals from Taxachusetts?

Hmmm. One comes to mind, last name of Kennedy?
--
Jim in NC

Bob Noel wrote:

oh crap, I'm based at KBED.

but, how have senators fared in Presidential elections? Or
liberals from Taxachusetts?

Kerry has no shot, don't worry about it.

Let's see, Harry Truman, John Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon were
all senators at one time or another.

Dave


Bob Noel wrote:

In article ,
wrote:

Since I live about 30 miles from Boston I shudder to think what would
happen every time John came home to visit. My home airport (FIT) is
outside of the Class B, but Kerry's townhouse on Beacon Hill is several
miles west of BOS and if they center the TFR on his house I bet it would
shut down my airport.

oh crap, I'm based at KBED.

but, how have senators fared in Presidential elections? Or
liberals from Taxachusetts?

--
Bob Noel

Bob Noel wrote:

but, how have senators fared in Presidential elections? Or
liberals from Taxachusetts?

It's frequently fatal for them.

George Patterson
Great discoveries are not announced with "Eureka!". What's usually said is
"Hummmmm... That's interesting...."

"David Reinhart" wrote in message
...
Since I live about 30 miles from Boston I shudder to think what would
happen every time John came home to visit. My home airport (FIT) is

Dont worry. Him becoming president is a problem you never have to worry
about.



outside of the Class B, but Kerry's townhouse on Beacon Hill is several
miles west of BOS and if they center the TFR on his house I bet it would
shut down my airport.

Dave Reinhart


Bill J wrote:

Kerry apparantly once was. Tells some flying stories in his bio... Not
sure when or if he dropped out.

R.Hubbell wrote:

Does anyone know if Wesley Clark was ever a pilot?
What do people here think of the General?

In case you missed it he's running for President.



R. Hubbell

"H.J." wrote:

"David Reinhart" wrote in message
...
Since I live about 30 miles from Boston I shudder to think what would
happen every time John came home to visit. My home airport (FIT) is

Dont worry. Him becoming president is a problem you never have to worry
about.

Ya know, I seem to recall a few posters saying that about a guy named Bush four
years ago.

George Patterson
Great discoveries are not announced with "Eureka!". What's usually said is
"Hummmmm... That's interesting...."

Kerry is as left as Teddy....................

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,109259,00.html

Looks like the only difference is Kerry flys instead of drinks.


On Sat, 24 Jan 2004 16:18:05 GMT, "G.R. Patterson III"
wrote:



"H.J." wrote:

"David Reinhart" wrote in message
...
Since I live about 30 miles from Boston I shudder to think what would
happen every time John came home to visit. My home airport (FIT) is

Dont worry. Him becoming president is a problem you never have to worry
about.

Ya know, I seem to recall a few posters saying that about a guy named Bush four
years ago.

George Patterson
Great discoveries are not announced with "Eureka!". What's usually said is
"Hummmmm... That's interesting...."

I did find this clip about his flying on the web:


"I'm sorry to say -- that won't be able to beat Bush," said Elvis
Muhaabwa, 52. "Bush is a one-topic man. He's going to hammer it in our
ears. Even if it's not true, we will believe it."

"I understand you have to boil it down," Kerry said, his voice
ratcheting up. "But I'm here, talking to smart Democrats."

Afterward, Muhaabwa said, "After he leaves, he'll be thinking about what
I said."

That's where Muhaabwa was wrong. Because when Kerry left, he drove to
the airport and climbed into the pilot's seat of a twin-engine Cessna.
The cautious politician gave way to the other Kerry. This was Primal
John, the pilot who flies barrel rolls, who relaxes by windsurfing in a
squall, who ran with the bulls at Pamplona and, when trampled, got up,
chased the bull, and grabbed for its horns.

Now Kerry revved the plane's engines, clamped on his headset, cracked a
joke about the Red Sox and rumbled down the strip.

"This is Five Papa Juliet at 120 degrees, climbing to 7,500 feet," he
told the control tower as the ground dropped away.

As the tiny plane bumped and shook, he looked more and more relaxed.
Flying to his next campaign stop, he chatted about maneuvers to avoid
flak in combat.

The political flak he'd just taken was far from his mind. Throttle,
propeller, speed, fuel: Kerry was happily in the moment. He turned the
plane to dodge a threatening cloud. There were no ambiguities. It was
simple.

Bill J wrote:
Kerry apparantly once was. Tells some flying stories in his bio... Not
sure when or if he dropped out.

R.Hubbell wrote:

Does anyone know if Wesley Clark was ever a pilot?
What do people here think of the General?

In case you missed it he's running for President.



R. Hubbell

He flies sailplanes as well. I ran across him at Estrella Gliderport
(near Phoenix) a couple of years ago. Quiet and unassuming. We were
both renting gliders and he and I had a very short conversation about
the conditions and what the thermals were doing.
I thought it was pretty cool that he flew.

-Ryan