What in the blazes is he doing flying MD-80's of any vintage? I refuse to fly on them. I am Gold Medallion on Delta, and will not fly an MD-80 under under any circumstances.
Ask almost any airline pilot.... One thing a senior Delta pilot told me is that Boeing craft (the MD-80 was built by McDonnell Douglas) are tested by bending their wings upward until they meet... nice to know when you are in heavy turbulence..
Any pilots out there wonder the same? Whoever is chartering Obama's flights needs to keep him totally away from any version of the MD-80.
As for the FAA and the report/lack of report... who knows? It's kind of funny that slide chute deployed though. Methinks BHO needs a real airline pilot on his personal staff who can do a thorough pre-flight. Someone who is a known entity and not another charter jockey from QuienSabe charters.
Remember that our wonderful CIA is one of the largest owners of aircraft in the world. From jumbos on down... they use them on black ops all the time. Arizona residents all know about the big airfield at Marana between Phoenix and Tucson. Plus air charter organizations are one of their favorite front companies.
Not to diss the Agency... personally I think they will be more than happy to see the Clown in Chief and Darth Vlad exit... I know a couple of folks who work for that company who do not like what is happening... at all..
However, if one were to wear a tinfoil hat and watch too many movies, one could easily come up with a scenario where the bad guys slip a ringer into the flight plan... and will be more than happy to let the CIA take the fall...
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