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The FAA material, provided in response to a TSG Freedom of Information Act request, details how Inhofe, 76, chose to land on the main runway at the Cameron County Airport on October 21 despite being aware that it was closed and had a large ‘X’ on its threshold.

The politician, the FAA investigation determined, “still elected to land avoiding the men and the equipment on the runway.” In a bid to avoid “legal enforcement action,” Inhofe, who has a commercial pilot’s license, agreed to “complete a program of remedial training,” according to an FAA letter sent in January to Inhofe, a third-term Republican senator from Oklahoma. Inhofe is pictured at right.
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/bizarre/inhofe-scared-crap-out-airport-workers-192645

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The FAA material, provided in response to a TSG Freedom of Information Act request, details how Inhofe, 76, chose to land on the main runway at the Cameron County Airport on October 21 despite being aware that it was closed and had a large ‘X’ on its threshold.

The politician, the FAA investigation determined, “still elected to land avoiding the men and the equipment on the runway.” In a bid to avoid “legal enforcement action,” Inhofe, who has a commercial pilot’s license, agreed to “complete a program of remedial training,” according to an FAA letter sent in January to Inhofe, a third-term Republican senator from Oklahoma. Inhofe is pictured at right.
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/bizarre/inhofe-scared-crap-out-airport-workers-192645

Okay, I have to admit the left wing spin on this is about as funny as the right wing spin I see coming out of fox.

"I think he actually wet his britches"...

If only they had the video of him repeatedly strafing the poor construction workers while laughing maniacally with each pass.

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Winchester 73 wrote:Okay, I have to admit the left wing spin on this is about as funny as the right wing spin I see coming out of fox.

Let me preface by saying I'm a Reagan Republican and consider our current administration to be the weakest in talent and presence we've ever had, but I didn't see the political spin on this story. I believe those guys were truly scared. When they made the calls they didn't know who the pilot was; they were just pissed. He touched down in between a pickup truck and a semi, and then hopped over a tractor trailer to make his landing; with over ten guys working on the runway veering and diving for their lives . That's pretty bad.

There is a guy on this site that used to own a 182 and bent his nose gear a few years ago. He flew home witha quick repair (rope and a come along). The senator got off a lot esier than the guy on this site.

Tim

I laughed my ass off at the comments posted. Entertaining for sure. I'll side with the ones who said he should have had his lic revoked.

Boyd also said that Inhofe showed little contrition following the close call. “He come over here and started being like, 'What the hell is this? I was supposed to have unlimited airspace.'”

Listen to an excerpt of Boyd’s FAA call here:

During a conversation with a second FAA representative, Boyd said, “As much work as I do on airports and runways, it’s the first time I’ve ever had this happen.” Inhofe, he added, “knew the runway was closed…he started to land on the north end, he just went right over a huge yellow ‘X’ and he was coming down right in the middle of us, and he finally, somebody noticed us waving at him I guess.”

“He sky hopped over us,” said Boyd. “He was determined to land on that runway come hell or high water evidently.” He added, “I’m still shaking…I was in the middle of the runway, I headed for high country.”

Listen to an excerpt of Boyd’s call with the second FAA worker here:

In a recorded conversation with Lee Williams, an FAA quality assurance specialist, airport manager Marshall Reece tore into Inhofe’s piloting. “I’ve got over 50 years flying, three tours of Vietnam,” Reece said, “and I can assure you I have never seen such a reckless disregard for human life in my life.” He then added, “Something needs to be done. This guy is famous for these violations.”

Listen to an excerpt of Reece’s conversation with Williams here:

FAA records indicate that while Inhofe has landed at the Port Isabel airport on more than five occasions, he had not been the subject of prior enforcement actions. When questioned by FAA investigators if there had been any distractions in the cockpit before he landed on the closed runway, Inhofe “did volunteer that he was showing a new hire employee seated in the right seat how the technology of the cockpit instrumentation worked.”

Another recording captured a transmission from an air traffic controller who offered a concise account of Inhofe’s antics flying his 1978 Cessna (tail number N115EA): “N115 Echo Alpha landed right in the middle of them doing their work on runway 1331 and damn near killed somebody out there.”

In a statement today, Inhofe said, "This is an old story, and the FAA and I have long consider the matter closed." Noting that his "dealings with the FAA did not constitute an admission nor an adjudication of a violation," Inhofe added, "I have completed the program required by the FAA, and this matter is over." (5 pages)
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Submitted by MAO on Thu, 2011-04-14 09:18.
Senator Inhofe is the new poster boy for "willfull & intentional conduct", he has fulfilled all of the criteria the FAA has set forth for immediate certificate action yet they chose to ignore their very own EDT process. I wish I could say I was surprised. The FAA closed this "event"...lucky Mr. Inhofe. This would be a career ender for ANY other airman. Administrator Babbitt needs to take IMMEDIATE stock of his agency. There are far too many airman who have suffered terribly for infractions that pale in comparison. The North West pilots who were summarily stripped of their licenses without immediate due process and thrown to the wolves, the Delta pilots who landed on the taxiway in Atlanta 3 days later with a fully loaded aircraft walk away unscathed...Inhofe KNOWINGLY lands on a CLOSED runway and is given REMEDIAL training?????????????? Are they kidding? You cannot re train this type of airman, no way, no how. He has total disregard for the rules and the FAA has shown that that level of disregard is OK with them, as long as you are a Senator. Your tickets are a "privilege" that is granted by the Administrator so I have to ask Administrator Babbitt to PLEASE explain himself. How is it that this menace Inhofe is "entitled" to exercise his "privileges"? The FAA has made a very clear statement to all of those workmen at Port Isabel...their lives carry NO importance. The FAA is broken and it has been for years. It's really time that the Inspector General of the DOT cleans house from top to bottom or bottom to top... I for one have had enough and intend to lodge a few complaints. For anyone who cares to join; Mr. Calvin L. Scovel III Inspector General US Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington D.C. 20590 WE pay the salaries of these inept & corrupt FAA employees with OUR tax dollars. A full vetting of EACH region needs to be done and done NOW. What an utter disgrace.

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Submitted by rick perl on Thu, 2011-04-14 09:24.
There is no reason to grant this politician anything. He like every other politico should be out of office, as all of them feel that they are something 'special', when all they are, are worthless people who screw the American public day in and day out. It's time that not only the Tea Party people protest but all of us no matter if we are Republicans or Democrats stand up and protest against these stealing thieves that are ruining our great country.

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Submitted by Stinson on Thu, 2011-04-14 07:30.
It is nauseating that again, just like mudering submariner Ted Kennedy or the Wicked WBitch Pelosi's abuse of Air Force charters, a politician gets preferential consideration. Any other pilot would have lost their license immediately and would have fought forever to try and get it back

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Submitted by failedjustice on Thu, 2011-04-14 06:53.
I can tell that this Senator received special treatment from the FAA. The remedial training program should not have been offered in the case, since his actions to land on the closed runway were intentional. He knew the runway was closed and landed anyway. His deliberate action was a violation FAR 91.13(a), Reckless operation of an aircraft endangering the life and property of another. This should be investigated by the DOT Inspector General because of the special treatment. Any other poor schmuck would have have the book thrown at him. More back door deals.

Submitted by pmxpilot on Thu, 2011-04-14 07:39.
No, that is good ...but it's not the topic.

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Submitted by Gomalio Fung on Thu, 2011-04-14 04:02.
Look at this jerk's face. That's the face of a degenerate drinker and a rage-a-holic. NOBODY tells this self tugger what to do. He's his OWN man and to HELL with everyone else. You've met this a**hole in every bar across America. Loud, opinionated, arrogant, red faced, with his big mouth going a mile a minute, talking stupid. They should have done an immediate blood alcohol on this clown as he climbed out of his plane. This guy doesn't need remedial training. What he needs is a piece of pipe across the back of that thick Texas skull of his, to knock some sense and concern for his fellow man into it.

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Submitted by e on Thu, 2011-04-14 03:31.
You can't really hurt a person by hitting them with a small plane like that.

Submitted by liberalboy on Wed, 2011-04-13 20:56.
C'mon, guys! You're all missing the main point that's buried at the end of the article! He was "showing a new employee seated in the right seat how the instrumentation worked." Uh huh. Wonder what she looked like. . . . .

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Submitted by Tomtom29 on Wed, 2011-04-13 19:50.
Show me the way to go home I'm tired and I want to go to bed I had me a drink about an hour ago And it went right to my head...

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Submitted by JustSayNo2Oilbama on Wed, 2011-04-13 18:34.
ALL politicians think they are entitled to do whatever the hell they want to do. I don't care if they're Republican or Democrat or Indy... they're OUT OF CONTROL. This guy should have his flight license REVOKED. That simple. If the average American citizen pulled this kind of stunt, that's exactly what the FAA would do. So why does this character get special treatment? This is outrageous.

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Submitted by Vagisil on Wed, 2011-04-13 17:43.
What do you nitwits think Inhofe's political party has anything to do with this incident? At least Inhofe managed to land the airplane he was flying, which is more than can be said for JFK, Jr.

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Submitted by michi098 on Wed, 2011-04-13 18:35.
Wow, amazing how this is a political issue all of the sudden. If this was a normal person, their license would and should be revoked. Why do you guys all think that he should be excused or punished more because he's on this or that side of the political spectrum...? Makes no sense.

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Submitted by GoBruins2000 on Wed, 2011-04-13 17:17.
I like Imhoff. He's a real man. The story doesn't say why he landed on the closed runway, but it's funny reading the insane rantings of you pansy leftists.

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Submitted by Gomalio Fung on Thu, 2011-04-14 04:08.
I'm so far right, Attila the Hun is afraid of me. And I think your hero needs a good a** kicking to knock some of that elitist arrogance out of him. The only "pansies" around these days are you dyed in the wool Repube-icans, lead by your giant Tiny Tears doll, John BONER, who aren't any better than the Democraps.

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Submitted by BeanerECMO on Wed, 2011-04-13 16:44.
He too freakin' old to be flying his own plane. The people on the runway were fortunate. Had he just caused himself harm...but he put other people's lives in danger. There is global warming, but it's between his headset, obviously.

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Submitted by itzik on Wed, 2011-04-13 16:09.
Everybody does dumb things and I am not into punishing someone the times they are lucky enough that no one gets hurt. Life is a series of near misses - just one more!

Submitted by Daryl on Wed, 2011-04-13 15:44.
Inhofe is an A-HOLE ! The idiots of OK need to recall this piece of crap immmediately. He was obviously drunk when he landed; IF HE IS UNABLE TO UNDERSTAND THAT YOU CAN'T LAND ON A CLOSED RUNWAY HE IS CLEARLY INCOMPETENT TO REPRESENT YOU AND MUST BE RECALLED. THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH FLIGHT TRAINING; HE LACKS BASIC COMMON SENSE AND HAS TOTAL DISREGARD FOR YOUR LIFE AND EVERYONE ELSES !!!

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Submitted by bonghits4jesus on Thu, 2011-04-14 01:22.
OK residents deserves that PoS since 90% of them are ignorant creationists.

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Submitted by tnmccoy on Wed, 2011-04-13 15:26.
Another show of Democrat arrogance. Inhofe should have his pilot's license suspended for at least six months if not permanently. He never even apologized to the people involved or the public, let alone explained his actions.


Submitted by Working Liberal on Wed, 2011-04-13 15:50.
Read the article next time. He is not a Democrat even though it would not suprise me if it was. Politicians do whatever they darn well please.

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Submitted by 1984AnimalFarm on Thu, 2011-04-14 03:24.
If he were a Democrat the story would have been how he drove his car into the water and drowned some poor young lady


Submitted by Drake Jones on Wed, 2011-04-13 14:44.
A Democrat would intentionally land on a runway under construction and say "Oh my god! I am so sorry! My mistake!" That CYA would be a typical show of Democrat lily-livered, yellow belled cowardice. Now, a Republican lands, nearly kills people, blames the victims for it and screams "What the HELL is wrong with you people!" That sums up nicely the “conservative” view of reality. Inhofe would do well on the US Supreme Court. I’ll admit that there are a lot of idiot Democrats, but there are just so many more idiot Republicans that it makes the Dems look like geniuses. For example: BIRTHER KOOKS 2012! Palin Oh-12! Michele “Loopy” Bachman 2012! Trump for Hair Club President 2012! Rush Limbaugh 2012! (Pounds) And hey, remember GW Bush?

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Submitted by Edward Jeszka on Wed, 2011-04-13 14:29.
The FAA is corrupt. They revoke certificates from innocent folks or folks having done nothing that would compare wiith the actions of the Senator. He gets a pass and they lose their livliehoods, and professions. Maybe we need to close the FAA down and start fresh with real honest to goodness inspectors and management not the buffoons running it now.

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Submitted by labazro on Wed, 2011-04-13 12:29.
I live in Oklahoma and i wish I could say this surprised me. Inofe and his ideas scare lots of people on the ground. His my way or drop dead attitude apparently affects even his piloting. The man is a politicition through and through; he'd be scary in either party. Not a surprise being a republican appeals to him though.

Submitted by Darth Vader on Wed, 2011-04-13 16:57.Hey Mr Hate, I think you just might be retarded. I am quite sure with your lack of intellect your profession is far from physician, so don't try preaching to the world about how they are supposed to act. Just go back to your minimum wage job and listen to Rush Limbaugh, while you smoke cigarettes and jerk off!

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Submitted by chicagorob1 on Wed, 2011-04-13 11:53.
Just ignore Mo Ma' - If the story is about cute albino bunnies, Indonesian belly dancers or deep-fried tofu burgers - he would still somehow try to relate it to Republicans, tax loopholes and doctors. There's a screw loose somewhere...

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Submitted by Working Liberal on Wed, 2011-04-13 15:55.
And here's Mo Ma with more thoughts from his mothers basement.

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Submitted by Working Liberal on Wed, 2011-04-13 17:19.
Sorry Mo Ma'. We may be from the same party but a dumb comment is a dumb coment. I write plenty of them.

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Submitted by Mo Ma' on Wed, 2011-04-13 11:17.
Most Republican politicians think and work like this guy lands a plane...hop..skip..jump...flip-flop...loop-de-loop through the rich tax relief hoop....haphazardly try to put things on the ground where there is no room....putting everyone in jeopardy....thank God most proficient surgeons and physicians are not Republican voters...nor droopy-eyed drooling teabaggers...

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Submitted by 1984AnimalFarm on Thu, 2011-04-14 03:21.
Only homos use the term 'teabaggers'

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Submitted by I.M. Jussayin on Wed, 2011-04-13 11:02.
You folks finally have a real politician to beat up over political leanings instead of ascribing imaginative party associations to nobodies! What a great day! He's a Republican... you know how THEY are... always hopping over the common working man with their twin-engined a/c.

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Submitted by vungWoo on Wed, 2011-04-13 10:18.
Had that been anyone other than a politician, they would have lost their ticket. Guess it really is all abount who you know.

Think robb gets the record for longest post. How many, if it takes up the whole screen on the computer, just pass it by.

Tim

I'll have to say, that sure makes for some real entertaining reading. My personal favorite is the one recommending a piece of pipe across his "thick Texas skull". Keep em coming!