Here’s a fine example of why this particular guy is just not qualified to be POTUS. It’s just preposterous.
With few exceptions, aircraft must be registered in order to fly. Mr. Trump’s plane could be grounded for days, or even months, while the issue is sorted out. In the event of an accident, the company that insures the jet could cite the lapsed registration to decline any claims.
The F.A.A. could also fine or assess other penalties against the owner, the operator or both; Mr. Trump owns the plane through a limited liability company. Though it is unlikely that the agency would seek the maximum penalty, flying with no registration could result in a civil penalty of up to $27,500, a criminal fine of up to $250,000 and imprisonment for up to three years, it said.
Hope Hicks, a spokeswoman for the Trump campaign, declined to answer several questions about the plane’s registration or use, saying only that the renewal process “is just about complete.” As of late Tuesday, the F.A.A. had not received a registration renewal application for the Cessna, according to Ms. Brown, the agency spokeswoman. She declined to comment on any action the F.A.A. might take.
Can you say "entitlement”?
How about “reckless endangerment”? Because if I had a private jet that I flew all over this country and it wasn’t properly registered and such, I’d be shut down so hard it would hurt.
But Mein Trumpf? Your steenkin rules do not apply to HIM!
But he IS entitled and he can still fly. He shall not be trammeled by a lesser law. The fines for this egregious conduct are mere slaps on the wrist for a person as wealthy as Trump: he probably carries that around for lunch and flowers.
Mr. Trump can still fly; most candidates typically charter a private plane. He also has four other registered aircraft: a Boeing 757 and three Sikorsky helicopters, a fleet that has become a critical part of the billionaire’s image he has sought to project on the campaign trail. The Boeing, which has Mr. Trump’s surname emblazoned in big letters on the outside and gold-plated fixtures inside, has been used as a backdrop at a number of his rallies.
Of course, his big jet is SO big it cannot land at smaller air fields and will require much more mixing with the Great Mass of Unwashed Commoners he is trying to trick into voting for him.
We aren’t done:
A close look at Mr. Trump’s two airplanes — the 757 and a smaller jet used on the campaign trail — and three helicopters, however, suggests that their value rests chiefly in their marketing potential, with the Trump stamp of status masking the fleet’s age.
Four of the five aircraft are more than 20 years old, a rarity for most billionaires. The exception is a 19-year-old Cessna 750 Citation X — the only one of the five without the Trump name painted on it in large letters. The smaller plane was grounded last week after The New York Times reported that its registration had expired in January. It is now cleared to fly again, according to the F.A.A.
Anybody who knows about “safety regulations” knows people don’t just dream up frustrating nonsense activities for the most part. No, regulations come from reviews of tragedies and are intended to reduce or prevent such tragedies from recurring.
Trump’s intentional skirting of these regulations (A) shows his hostility to regulation and (B) indifference to the impact of his conduct on others.
At most any time there could be an incident with one of his planes. But he appears to be pushing his luck because it’s good campaign style:
His Boeing 757 jet, often referred to as Trump Force One, has received the full rich-and-famous lifestyle treatment; The Washington Post even queried whether it was better than Air Force One.
One of Mr. Trump’s helicopters has gotten similar coverage; an interior renovation made CNBC’s “Secret Lives of the Super Rich” in a segment entitled “Pimp My Chopper.”
There is no way under the sun Donald Trump is remotely ready to be POTUS. I cannot imagine him listening to advisors or those who tell the president what he can or cannot do.
Though he is the quintessential republican.