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Dave Butler
May 2nd 05, 07:13 PM
http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/05/01/family.plane.ap/index.html

I wish she hadn't said that part about reading while she is flying.

Nathan Young
May 2nd 05, 08:00 PM
On Mon, 02 May 2005 14:13:26 -0400, Dave Butler > wrote:

>http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/05/01/family.plane.ap/index.html
>
>I wish she hadn't said that part about reading while she is flying.

I hope that's a book on tape...

xyzzy
May 2nd 05, 08:07 PM
Dave Butler wrote:

> http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/05/01/family.plane.ap/index.html
>
> I wish she hadn't said that part about reading while she is flying.

As long as it's Jepp (or NACO) charts.

If she needs to read to pass the time while flying, she doesn't enjoy
flying enough to be flying a $300K airplane IMO.

Mark Hansen
May 2nd 05, 08:21 PM
On 5/2/2005 12:07, xyzzy wrote:

> Dave Butler wrote:
>
>> http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/05/01/family.plane.ap/index.html
>>
>> I wish she hadn't said that part about reading while she is flying.
>
> As long as it's Jepp (or NACO) charts.
>
> If she needs to read to pass the time while flying, she doesn't enjoy
> flying enough to be flying a $300K airplane IMO.
>

To quote the article:

> And read is exactly what she does. "Last year, we got through Tom Sawyer
> and Huckleberry Finn," Huntsman said.
>

Perhaps she was on the ground, waiting for her clearance?

Here's another quote from the article that I found rather strange:

> "It's really easier to use than a car -- plus there's no other cars
> coming at you," said Bing Lantis, CEO of Lancair Certified.


--
Mark Hansen, PP-ASEL, Instrument Student
Sacramento, CA

Bob Chilcoat
May 2nd 05, 09:02 PM
You think there ARE cars coming at you? Did Moller succeed?

--
Bob (Chief Pilot, White Knuckle Airways)


"Mark Hansen" > wrote in message
...
> On 5/2/2005 12:07, xyzzy wrote:
>
> > "It's really easier to use than a car -- plus there's no other cars
> > coming at you," said Bing Lantis, CEO of Lancair Certified.
>

houstondan
May 3rd 05, 03:56 AM
the reading this was pretty dumb and what is the 8K$ insurance for her
and a co-pilot? suppose that's co-owner or what?

overall, a pretty silly piece doing no favors to g.a.

dan

Dude
May 4th 05, 07:39 AM
As a regular Fox watcher who dislikes CNN, I have to say that this piece was
the most GA friendly I have seen in a while.

If it gets only a few people to call the local school or club and look into
flying its a good thing. I doubt the overly zealuos comments by the CEO
will hurt. Though I do wish he would be more responsible.

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