Glider Pilot Running for US President

Oh I don't know. Are you going to vote this time or
just let the court decide :-)

At 17:24 19 February 2004, Nyal Williams wrote:
C,mon guys! This is an international newsgroup about
gliding. Unless we're going to run KS for President,
let's drop this thread.



At 04:12 19 February 2004, Kilo Charlie wrote:

'Steve Bralla' wrote in message
...
writes:

You believe what you read in Mother Jones?


Never! Rush told me not to.

And to jail all those drug addicts that use oxycontin
too eh?!

We are mainly flying down here in the western cape (we post most fligths on
OLC) and are having a good season.
regards
Sven Olivier
"Shawn Curry" wrote in message
news:Vg7Zb.14042$Xp.76576@attbi_s54...
Nyal Williams wrote:

C,mon guys! This is an international newsgroup about
gliding. Unless we're going to run KS for President,
let's drop this thread.

C'mon yerself. It snowed another inch this morning.
Where are all the posts from the Southern Hemisphere types anyway. Are
they flying or watching Friends reruns? Lets hear about it, or you're
gonna get more U.S. election B.S
You have been warned!

Shawn

Pilots of all aircraft/airplanes/choppers etc. should consider the
possible problems if Kerry is elected. The last time a president
came to Boise, before 9-11, it messed things up for a number of hours.
Just think about what will happen to Idaho airspace while he flys
into Boise then changes to something smaller to go to Sun Valley,
where his family - read that, his present wife - has a vacation home.
Look at the problems pilots have when Bush goes to Camp David or his
TX ranch etc. Some of those closed airspaces are almost bigger than
Idaho.

Tom

Idaho

"Thomas F. Dixon" wrote in message
om...
Pilots of all aircraft/airplanes/choppers etc. should consider the
possible problems if Kerry is elected. The last time a president
came to Boise, before 9-11, it messed things up for a number of hours.
Just think about what will happen to Idaho airspace while he flys
into Boise then changes to something smaller to go to Sun Valley,
where his family - read that, his present wife - has a vacation home.
Look at the problems pilots have when Bush goes to Camp David or his
TX ranch etc. Some of those closed airspaces are almost bigger than
Idaho.

Tom

Idaho

Look on the bright side. If the SSA were to write a President Kerry
regarding airspace issues, glider pilot to glider pilot, he might instruct
the Secretary of Transportation to deal with the issue in a constructive
way. That's probably a better deal than we have now. It never hurts to
have friends in high places.

Might be wishful thinking though.

Bill Daniels

Bill Daniels wrote:

"Thomas F. Dixon" wrote in message
om...

Pilots of all aircraft/airplanes/choppers etc. should consider the
possible problems if Kerry is elected. The last time a president
came to Boise, before 9-11, it messed things up for a number of hours.
Just think about what will happen to Idaho airspace while he flys
into Boise then changes to something smaller to go to Sun Valley,
where his family - read that, his present wife - has a vacation home.
Look at the problems pilots have when Bush goes to Camp David or his
TX ranch etc. Some of those closed airspaces are almost bigger than
Idaho.

Tom

Idaho


Look on the bright side. If the SSA were to write a President Kerry
regarding airspace issues, glider pilot to glider pilot, he might instruct
the Secretary of Transportation to deal with the issue in a constructive
way. That's probably a better deal than we have now. It never hurts to
have friends in high places.

Might be wishful thinking though.

Bill Daniels

I don't think so. Part of the whole TFR size issue has to do with
maintaining fear. Cynical, but if people continue to worry, they'll
continue to support the president who they feel handled the post 9/11
environment well. When he looses that fear, he looses a portion of that
support.
On a negative side for Kerry-Think about the roving TFR that would
follow him if he decided to go soaring. Geeze, don't fly in the gaggle
with the F-16s!

Cheers,
Shawn

When is the last time he flew a glider?

Stewart Kissel wrote:

Oh this will be much more entertaining then our annul
PW5 flame-fest.

Let's remember this is not an USA only discussion group,
well on second though maybe one of our rainy island
types could provide details of Tony Blair's piloting
exploits.

One of our politicians in France, Michel Rocard, who was
prime minister during the second presidence of Francois
Mitterand, is known as being a glider pilot. He was flying
in my club, at the time when I was not already member nor
flying. People who were there at that time say that he came
always with a lot of bodyguards and during his flights an
helicopter of the army was flying around. After he decided
to no more compete for high polititcal positions, but just
remain the mayor of a little town, a weekly magazine showed
a picture of him in a glider as an illustration of his new
interests, but it was obvious for any glider pilot that the
picture had its left and right side swapped: the sliding window
and the opening handle of his parachutes were on his right
side.

At 12:18 20 February 2004, Robert Ehrlich wrote:
Stewart Kissel wrote:


Let's remember this is not an USA only discussion
group,
well on second though maybe one of our rainy island
types could provide details of Tony Blair's piloting
exploits

Not sure about Tony Blair's piloting skills but I am
sure they would be dubious.
It would appear he tries to use SPIN to get out of
tricky situations!

I knew it! I just knew it! All those left wingers were
really right wingers. Or was it the opposite?


In article , Robert Ehrlich
wrote:
Stewart Kissel wrote:

Oh this will be much more entertaining then our annul
PW5 flame-fest.

Let's remember this is not an USA only discussion group,
well on second though maybe one of our rainy island
types could provide details of Tony Blair's piloting
exploits.

One of our politicians in France, Michel Rocard, who was
prime minister during the second presidence of Francois
Mitterand, is known as being a glider pilot. He was flying
in my club, at the time when I was not already member nor
flying. People who were there at that time say that he came
always with a lot of bodyguards and during his flights an
helicopter of the army was flying around. After he decided
to no more compete for high polititcal positions, but just
remain the mayor of a little town, a weekly magazine showed
a picture of him in a glider as an illustration of his new
interests, but it was obvious for any glider pilot that the
picture had its left and right side swapped: the sliding window
and the opening handle of his parachutes were on his right
side.

It would appear he tries to use SPIN to get out of
tricky situations!


Come on now, The one thing the Brits really know how to do, is SPIN.
JJ Sinclair