John Kerry in the FAA airmen database (Re: No TFRs yet for Kerrycampaign)

[David Megginson]

Janice wrote:

> There is no reason to believe that a Kerry administration would not have at
> least as much closed airspace as the current administration. By the way, the
> secret service has no jurisdiction to close local roads, they can merely suggest
> the local municipality do so.

You are very likely right, but it's important to remember that it was the
Democratic party managing the convention, not Kerry himself. So far, Kerry
has been given exactly one chance to decide about TFRs himself, and he
decided 'no'. Perhaps the next time he'll say 'yes', but we can still be
hopeful -- after all, he seems to be an extremely hard-core G.A. pilot.
Here's his entry from the FAA database via landings.com:

Name : KERRY, JOHN FORBES
Airman's Address : 19 LOUISBURG SQ
BOSTON, MA, 02108-1202
FAA Region : New England
Date of Medical : Dec, 2003
Class of Medical : 2
Expiration : Dec, 2004
Airman Certificates : Commercial Pilot
Airplane Single Engine Land
Airplane Single Engine Sea
Airplane Multiengine Land
Instrument Airplane
Glider Aero Tow (Private Pilot)

So he has a CPA, with SEL, MEL, and SES, as well as glider tow (!!!), and
his medical is current. This is not the record of a casual weekend pilot.
Whether we like his politics or not, he's definitely one of us, and wouldn't
be out of place in this newsgroup.


All the best,


David

[Ron Natalie]

"David Megginson" > wrote in message news:2QJRc.419

>
> So he has a CPA, with SEL, MEL, and SES, as well as glider tow (!!!),

No rating is necessary to tow a gldier other than what is necessary to fly the
tow plane. I suspect the last item is private pilot privs in gliders, restricted
to aerotow only (which is what most people have in the US unless they go
out of their way to get a winch or ground launch).

[Jim Weir]

That is exactly correct. His commercial privileges are for the airplane ratings
but his glider ratings are restricted to private privileges. There are three
subratings on the glider certificate...aerotow, autotow, and winchtow. Each one
of them is a separate rating, so if some day I wanted to get another rating (in
lieu of a biennial), I could add private autotow, private winchtow, commercial
autotow, and commercial winchtow to my commercial glider aerotow. 8 years
without a bfr.

See how we play this game?

Jim



"Ron Natalie" >
shared these priceless pearls of wisdom:

->
->"David Megginson" > wrote in message
news:2QJRc.419
->
->>
->> So he has a CPA, with SEL, MEL, and SES, as well as glider tow (!!!),
->
->No rating is necessary to tow a gldier other than what is necessary to fly the
->tow plane. I suspect the last item is private pilot privs in gliders,
restricted
->to aerotow only (which is what most people have in the US unless they go
->out of their way to get a winch or ground launch).

Jim Weir (A&P/IA, CFI, & other good alphabet soup)
VP Eng RST Pres. Cyberchapter EAA Tech. Counselor
http://www.rst-engr.com

[David Megginson]

Jim Weir wrote:
> 8 years without a bfr.
>
> See how we play this game?

It sounds like an expensive way to avoid a BFR but also an awful lot of fun.
In Canada, we can just fill out a two-page, open-book quiz every two years
and keep it in our files in case anyone asks to see it. It's pretty
pointless, except as a way to ensure that people crack open the AIP at least
once every two years.

If you do any rating or flight test, that also counts for two years. Since
we have to redo the IFR flight test every two years anyway, that pretty-much
takes care of itself, and I don't even have to do the little quiz.


All the best,


David

[Jim Weir]

I stand corrected. I haven't used the CFIG in so long I have trouble
remembering what was THEN, let alone what is NOW.

Jim


Todd Pattist >
shared these priceless pearls of wisdom:

->After the part 61 rewrite, the three launch methods became
->instructor signoffs - like the tailwheel airplane signoff.


Jim Weir (A&P/IA, CFI, & other good alphabet soup)
VP Eng RST Pres. Cyberchapter EAA Tech. Counselor
http://www.rst-engr.com

[Robert M. Gary]

The tow is to fly a glider that is towed, not to tow a glider (that
would just be an endorsement and not filed with teh FAA).

-Robert

David Megginson > wrote in message s.com>...
> Janice wrote:
>
> > There is no reason to believe that a Kerry administration would not have at
> > least as much closed airspace as the current administration. By the way, the
> > secret service has no jurisdiction to close local roads, they can merely suggest
> > the local municipality do so.
>
> You are very likely right, but it's important to remember that it was the
> Democratic party managing the convention, not Kerry himself. So far, Kerry
> has been given exactly one chance to decide about TFRs himself, and he
> decided 'no'. Perhaps the next time he'll say 'yes', but we can still be
> hopeful -- after all, he seems to be an extremely hard-core G.A. pilot.
> Here's his entry from the FAA database via landings.com:
>
> Name : KERRY, JOHN FORBES
> Airman's Address : 19 LOUISBURG SQ
> BOSTON, MA, 02108-1202
> FAA Region : New England
> Date of Medical : Dec, 2003
> Class of Medical : 2
> Expiration : Dec, 2004
> Airman Certificates : Commercial Pilot
> Airplane Single Engine Land
> Airplane Single Engine Sea
> Airplane Multiengine Land
> Instrument Airplane
> Glider Aero Tow (Private Pilot)
>
> So he has a CPA, with SEL, MEL, and SES, as well as glider tow (!!!), and
> his medical is current. This is not the record of a casual weekend pilot.
> Whether we like his politics or not, he's definitely one of us, and wouldn't
> be out of place in this newsgroup.
>
>
> All the best,
>
>
> David

[Larry Dighera]

On 9 Aug 2004 13:28:11 -0500, Todd Pattist
> wrote in
>::

>After the part 61 rewrite, the three launch methods became
>instructor signoffs - like the tailwheel airplane signoff.
>They no longer appear on the certificate and you don't need
>DPE or the FAA.

So if one received instructor signoffs for auto and aero tow long
before the Part 61 rewrite, he's grandfathered without limitations of
glider launch methods?

[Cub Driver]

On Mon, 09 Aug 2004 12:09:34 GMT, David Megginson
> wrote:

>and wouldn't
>be out of place in this newsgroup.

David, that is a *very* low standard for a president!

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[David Megginson]

Jay Honeck wrote:

>>Whether we like his politics or not, he's definitely one of us, and wouldn't
>>be out of place in this newsgroup.
>
> Agree 100%.

One thing that occurred to me after my posting was that Senator Kerry took
the time to renew his medical in December 2003, while he was travelling
around the country in the middle of a heated primary battle. It cannot have
been easy to schedule a free afternoon, and it suggests to me that he was at
least planning on making time to fly during the rest of the campaign
(otherwise, why not let the medical lapse for a year?).

I sometimes have trouble finding time to fly just with my consulting work
and taking my kids to activities. Maybe it's his private way to relax and
unwind between campaign stops.


All the best,


David

[David Megginson]

Cub Driver wrote:

>>and wouldn't
>>be out of place in this newsgroup.
>
> David, that is a *very* low standard for a president!

Curses, Batman, you've discovered my secret Republican plot. TO THE ESCAPE POD!


All the best,


David

[Jay Honeck]

> One thing that occurred to me after my posting was that Senator Kerry took
> the time to renew his medical in December 2003, while he was travelling
> around the country in the middle of a heated primary battle. It cannot
have
> been easy to schedule a free afternoon, and it suggests to me that he was
at
> least planning on making time to fly during the rest of the campaign
> (otherwise, why not let the medical lapse for a year?).

It's not like he had to find the doc on the internet, call the office, make
an appointment, sit in the office for an hour, etc., etc., etc., like the
rest of us schleps.

In the rarified atmosphere of the political class -- especially in the world
of a Heinz heir -- I truly doubt the Mr. Kerry had to do anything beyond
mentioning it to one of his handlers.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

[[email protected]]

On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 16:09:44 GMT, "Jay Honeck" > wrote:

>In the rarified atmosphere of the political class -- especially in the world
>of a Heinz heir -- I truly doubt the Mr. Kerry had to do anything beyond
>mentioning it to one of his handlers.

I doubt Kerry even showed up for an exam.

Just because you hold a certificate does not mean you are current.

Demonick

[Bob Noel]

In article >,
wrote:

> Just because you hold a certificate does not mean you are current.

nor does it mean you really support aviation (what's
the name of that lawyer? Wolk?)

--
Bob Noel
Seen on Kerry's campaign airplane: "the real deal"
oh yeah baby.

[William W. Plummer]

Bob Noel wrote:
> In article >,
> wrote:
>
>
>>Just because you hold a certificate does not mean you are current.
>
>
> nor does it mean you really support aviation (what's
> the name of that lawyer? Wolk?)
>
To be in the standard FAA Airmen database you need both a pilot
certificate and a current medical certificate. About 4 years ago the
FAA had some sort of problem and many pilots in MA were disappeared from
the listing. I chased it down and found that all of the problem pilots
had medical certificate status listed as "pending". Nobody could
explain that or what it means! My AME was kind enough to reissue my
medical.

[Bill Zaleski]

You don't need a current medical, or a medical at all to stay listed
in the FAA airman database. Some of the links such as Landings.com
only list the current airman, however.



On Fri, 13 Aug 2004 22:59:03 GMT, "William W. Plummer"
> wrote:

>Bob Noel wrote:
>> In article >,
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Just because you hold a certificate does not mean you are current.
>>
>>
>> nor does it mean you really support aviation (what's
>> the name of that lawyer? Wolk?)
>>
>To be in the standard FAA Airmen database you need both a pilot
>certificate and a current medical certificate. About 4 years ago the
>FAA had some sort of problem and many pilots in MA were disappeared from
>the listing. I chased it down and found that all of the problem pilots
>had medical certificate status listed as "pending". Nobody could
>explain that or what it means! My AME was kind enough to reissue my
>medical.