Even stars get grounded

http://www.wokr13.tv/entertainment/s...E8D35C-E98C-44
49-B718-22EEF76AE40A

"Movie star Morgan Freeman's flying dreams have been dealt a severe blow -
he has been grounded by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for
breaking altitude rules."

Charlie ) wrote:

"Movie star Morgan Freeman's flying dreams have been dealt a severe blow -
he has been grounded by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for
breaking altitude rules."

Apparently he was never cleared for the approach in to Teterboro (NJ -
USA)?

From the article:

"And the control tower said, 'What are you doing?' And I said, 'I'm
following the approach.' They said, 'You weren't cleared for 2,000 feet,
go back up.' If you change your altitude by five hundred feet the
computer automatically catches it."



--
Peter

[from the article...]

The actor explains, "I'm being censored by the FAA and they're going to
ground me. The hardest thing about flying is holding altitude. It's a
three-dimensional effort."

"Peter R." wrote in message
...
Charlie ) wrote:

"Movie star Morgan Freeman's flying dreams have been dealt a severe
blow -
he has been grounded by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for
breaking altitude rules."

Apparently he was never cleared for the approach in to Teterboro (NJ -
USA)?

From the article:

"And the control tower said, 'What are you doing?' And I said, 'I'm
following the approach.' They said, 'You weren't cleared for 2,000 feet,
go back up.' If you change your altitude by five hundred feet the
computer automatically catches it."



--
Peter

In a previous article, "Marty Ross" said:
[from the article...]

The actor explains, "I'm being censored by the FAA and they're going to
ground me. The hardest thing about flying is holding altitude. It's a
three-dimensional effort."

Hopefully a transcription error. I think Morgan Freeman is smart enough
to say "censured" when he means "censured". I don't have similar faith in
reporters.


--
Paul Tomblin http://xcski.com/blogs/pt/
I'm pro-lifevest and I boat.

On Wed, 8 Dec 2004 12:09:50 +0000 (UTC),
(Paul Tomblin) wrote in ::

In a previous article, "Marty Ross" said:
[from the article...]

The actor explains, "I'm being censored by the FAA and they're going to
ground me. The hardest thing about flying is holding altitude. It's a
three-dimensional effort."

Hopefully a transcription error. I think Morgan Freeman is smart enough
to say "censured" when he means "censured".

However, descending from an assigned IFR altitude without benefit of
ATC clearance seems to have been an unfortunate oversight. He'll
learn a lot from the experience.

(Paul Tomblin) wrote in
:

In a previous article, "Marty Ross" said:
[from the article...]

The actor explains, "I'm being censored by the FAA and they're going to
ground me. The hardest thing about flying is holding altitude. It's a
three-dimensional effort."

Hopefully a transcription error. I think Morgan Freeman is smart
enough to say "censured" when he means "censured". I don't have
similar faith in reporters.


I'm guessing that the statement that the article was quoting was not from a
written source, but from an interview. I doubt while Morgan Freeman was
explaining, he spelled out his words for the interviewer...

That said, just because Morgan Freeman usually plays extremely smart
characters doesn't necessarily make him very smart himself. It's called
Acting, and it involves reading from a script.

But the fact that he used the term in proper context implies that he is at
least smarter than the fellow who wrote the article (who must have had
first amendment on the brain at the time)!

In a previous article, Judah said:
(Paul Tomblin) wrote in
:
Hopefully a transcription error. I think Morgan Freeman is smart
enough to say "censured" when he means "censured". I don't have
similar faith in reporters.
I'm guessing that the statement that the article was quoting was not from a
written source, but from an interview. I doubt while Morgan Freeman was
explaining, he spelled out his words for the interviewer...

Note to Judah: That's what the word "transcription" means.


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Paul Tomblin http://xcski.com/blogs/pt/
God is real, unless declared as an integer.

"Marty Ross" wrote:

[from the article...]

The actor explains, "I'm being censored by the FAA and they're going to
ground me. The hardest thing about flying is holding altitude. It's a
three-dimensional effort."

That is indeed what the article said, but I doubt if the author quoted
Freeman accurately. I guess a journalist who doesn't know the
difference between being "censored" and being "censured" is probably
relegated to the entertainment press! g
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Alex -- Replace "nospam" with "mail" to reply by email. Checked infrequently.

(Paul Tomblin) wrote:

In a previous article, "Marty Ross" said:
[from the article...]

The actor explains, "I'm being censored by the FAA and they're going to
ground me. The hardest thing about flying is holding altitude. It's a
three-dimensional effort."

Hopefully a transcription error. I think Morgan Freeman is smart enough
to say "censured" when he means "censured". I don't have similar faith in
reporters.

Whoops! Guess I should read more of the thread before replying.
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Alex -- Replace "nospam" with "mail" to reply by email. Checked infrequently.

I'm sure he'll just need to take an FAA ride after getting some
instruction. I'm not sure what he was flying but they probably don't
give people burning Jet-A as much flexibility to be dumb as the rest of
us.

-Robert


Charlie wrote:

http://www.wokr13.tv/entertainment/s...E8D35C-E98C-44
49-B718-22EEF76AE40A

"Movie star Morgan Freeman's flying dreams have been dealt a severe
blow -
he has been grounded by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for
breaking altitude rules."