Ban small planes for celebrities

UKDave

UKDave wrote:

So you're to fucking blame then!! :rolleyes:

Hang on, you're all missing something here... just blame the scots!!!

redrock

UKDave wrote:

Hang on, you're all missing something here... just blame the scots!!!

Yeah... it all started with that William Wallace!

yosi1

miller8966 wrote:

JFK junior,Lynrd skynrd, SRV,Thurman Munson and now Cory lidle..yet the list goes on and on. When will the government step in and regulate flying by citizens?

This is exactly what my girlfriend said when she heard about it.

UKDave

redrock wrote:

Yeah... it all started with that William Wallace!

How the Scots Made America - Michael Fry.....

mammasan

miller8966 wrote:

JFK junior,Lynrd skynrd, SRV,Thurman Munson and now Cory lidle..yet the list goes on and on. When will the government step in and regulate flying by citizens?

The government regulates flying in this country it's called the FAA. Before you can obtain a license you need to log in countless hours with an instructor and then pass a test in order to get the license. Even then you are only allowed to fly by day and with clear weather. You need extra instruction plus another test in order to be qualified to fly by instruments alone.

redrock

miller8966 wrote:

JFK junior,Lynrd skynrd, SRV,Thurman Munson and now Cory lidle..yet the list goes on and on. When will the government step in and regulate flying by citizens?

It's a regulated mode of transport, like the car, a motorbike, etc. Accidents happen. Do you need the government to step in when there is a 50 car pile up on the highway? Don't think so...

UKDave

mammasan wrote:

The government regulates flying in this country it's called the FAA. Before you can obtain a license you need to log in countless hours with an instructor and then pass a test in order to get the license. Even then you are only allowed to fly by day and with clear weather. You need extra instruction plus another test in order to be qualified to fly by instruments alone.

There was an instructor in the plane ffs, all the regulations were being followed, it was an accident, what do you want? cotton wool? oxygen tents? :rolleyes: "tighter" regulations maybe like learning in areas not so built up maybe...? But for everyone surely? What has celebratory got to do with it? When you became famous you can't be allowed to do anything dangerous??

dunkman

UKDave wrote:

There was an instructor in the plane ffs, all the regulations were being followed, it was an accident, what do you want? cotton wool? oxygen tents? :rolleyes: "tighter" regulations maybe like learning in areas not so built up maybe...? But for everyone surely? What has celebratory got to do with it? When you became famous you can't be allowed to do anything dangerous??

the person you quoted agrees with you... did you mean to quote him?

UKDave

dunkman1974 wrote:

the person you quoted agrees with you... did you mean to quote him?

Nah... just got carried away...

dunkman

UKDave wrote:

Nah... just got carried away...

oooh.. did you break your legs?

blackredyellow

UKDave wrote:

What has celebratory got to do with it? When you became famous you can't be allowed to do anything dangerous??

apparently to some conservatives, celebrities should only shut up and sing or act... they do not possess the intelligence to do things that a regular citizan can do, like speak up politically or now apparently fly an aircraft.

UKDave

dunkman1974 wrote:

oooh.. did you break your legs?

No but they feel frigging awful after footie on Tues night, wish someone would carry me....

stupidcorporatewhore

miller8966 wrote:

When will the government step in and regulate flying by citizens?

Remember the good old days when conservatives wanted smaller government?

The appointment of the minister of the department of running with scissors can't be far behind.

you forgot john denver BTW. But even if you hadn't, it wouldn't have prevented this from being the dumbest post this week. congrats!

69charger wrote:

No, but you MUST blame everything on George Bush

nope (as I've said numerous times) just the stuff he's responsible for. He gets a pass on this one.

LikeAnOcean

miller8966 wrote:

JFK junior,Lynrd skynrd, SRV,Thurman Munson and now Cory lidle..yet the list goes on and on. When will the government step in and regulate flying by citizens?

While we're at it, we should ban cars too. For every airplane death, there's 1000 automobile deaths..

http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/gen99/gen99845.htm

Do you have a point to this thread?

Jammin909

LikeAnOcean wrote:

While we're at it, we should ban cars too. For every airplane death, there's 1000 automobile deaths..

http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/gen99/gen99845.htm

Do you have a point to this thread?

He never has a point.

farfromglorified

This thread is weird.

The government already regulates both guns and planes.

When all is said and done, $100 says that this plane crashed because of certain no-fly zones in Manhattan that forced Liddle to make a turn he was not qualified to make.

hippiemom

stupidcorporatewhore wrote:

Remember the good old days when conservatives wanted smaller government?

Yeah, I remember when they wanted balanced budgets too. I feel like I'm in some sort of topsy-turvy parallel universe lately.

stupidcorporatewhore wrote:

you forgot john denver BTW. But even if you hadn't, it wouldn't have prevented this from being the dumbest post this week. congrats!

Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, the Big Bopper and Roberto Clemente too! And it's been much longer than a week since I've seen anything dumber than the initial post.

cincybearcat

I be careful some of you, Kat shut down my innocent thread after someone started name-calling. Maybe it's ok depending on your political leanings as it has always been here.

brainofPJ

miller8966 wrote:

JFK junior,Lynrd skynrd, SRV,Thurman Munson and now Cory lidle..yet the list goes on and on. When will the government step in and regulate flying by citizens?

hopefully not before they regulate driving

miller8966

cincybearcat wrote:

I be careful some of you, Kat shut down my innocent thread after someone started name-calling. Maybe it's ok depending on your political leanings as it has always been here.

so very very true.....