ChasingBlueSky

I just renewed my membership last week; anyone involved in aviation activities should participate. Mine is up in two months, I will renew it then as well. And this is coming from someone that doesn't have any official logged time in a plane (hoping to re-enroll in flight school this summer). Their focus may be more for GA, but they are some of the bigger guns on the Hill that help with all aspects of aviation. www.AOPA.org _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

That may be very true but I am here to tell everyone that you will not win any battles especially when it comes to the President's security. There simply won't be any compromises regardless of how much people complain. This subject comes up every time the President flys anywhere near someones DZ and it gets shut down. Do a search, you will find some long threads and interesting posts. Agreed. The funny part? If you read the TFR's - they basically ground GA and allow commercial flights. Last I checked it wasn't GA that was responsible for 9/11. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

Becoming an AOPA member and supporting their efforts is more effective. They are the ones that helped get us back in the air after 9/11. They don't win all their battles (Re: Meigs Field), but they have some lobbyists that make some headway. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

Since you put it like that, I guess I have to vote for GWB now. You are upset you went to Six Flags and stood in line? Um...kinda what happens there. Yea, fast pass is in every park in this country now...and kids in HS used to fake injuries so they didn't have to wait in line. Nonetheless, why would you be upset that someone is helping out under privledged kids? Sorry, not feeling ya on that one. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

If you missed the news this week, the GWB office has decided that the "NASCAR" fan is the best representation of the American voter that is undecided in the election. So, an Ivy League, millionare member of the Skulls, with oil tycoon friends whose family has traced their lineage back to royalty, feels he can connect with race fans. Yup, I can see how that demographic will vote for him now that he has attended a race. Sorry about the TFR, at least it was still warm and you could do the tunnel if you wanted to. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

I am getting a 500 Internal Server Error when I try to reach it. I am following the link from the bottom of this page: http://www.dropzone.com/safety/ Let me know if you can access it Thanks _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

They're called liberal polititions. Damnit, that made me laugh. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

Since this will become a bigger story as we get closer to the movie coming out - I figured I would post this. Yea, I know I am opening a can of worms here on the religious debates again....but this is a good article that most will miss. http://www.towardtradition.org/article_Passion_Feb_2004.htm Why Mel Owes One To The Jews February 12, 2004 By Rabbi Daniel Lapin President, Toward Tradition Two weeks before Mel Gibson's Passion flashes onto two thousand screens, online ticket merchants are reporting that up to half their total sales are for advance purchases for Passion. One Dallas multiplex has reserved all twenty of its screens for The Passion. I am neither a prophet nor a movie critic. I am merely an Orthodox rabbi using ancient Jewish wisdom to make three predictions about The Passion. One, Mel Gibson and Icon Productions will make a great deal of money. Those distributors who surrendered to pressure from Jewish organizations and passed on Passion will be kicking themselves, while Newmarket Films will laugh all the way to the bank. Theater owners are going to love this film. Two, Passion will become famous as the most serious and substantive Biblical movie ever made. It will be one of the most talked-about entertainment events in history, it is currently on the cover of Newsweek and Vanity Fair. My third prediction is that the faith of millions of Christians will become more fervent as Passion uplifts and inspires them. Passion will propel vast numbers of unreligious Americans to embrace Christianity. The movie will one day be seen as a harbinger of America's third great religious reawakening. Those Jewish organizations that have squandered both time and money futilely protesting Passion, ostensibly in order to prevent pogroms in Pittsburgh, can hardly be proud of their performance. They failed at everything they attempted. They were hoping to ruin Gibson rather than enrich him. They were hoping to suppress Passion rather than promote it. Finally, they were hoping to help Jews rather than harm them. Here I digress slightly to exercise the Jewish value of "giving the benefit of the doubt" by discounting cynical suggestions growing in popularity, that the very public nature of their attack on Gibson exposed their real purpose-fundraising. Apparently, frightening wealthy widows in Florida about anti-Semitic thugs prowling the streets of America causes them to open their pocketbooks and refill the coffers of groups with little other raison d'être. But let's assume they were hoping to help Jews. However, instead of helping the Jewish community, they have inflicted lasting harm. By selectively unleashing their fury only on wholesome entertainment that depicts Christianity, in a positive light, they have triggered anger, hurt, and resentment. Hosting the Toward Tradition Radio Show and speaking before many audiences nationwide, I enjoy extensive communication with Christian America and what I hear is troubling. Fearful of attracting the ire of Jewish groups that are so quick to hurl the "anti-Semite" epithet, some Christians are reluctant to speak out. Although one can bludgeon resentful people into silence, behind closed doors emotions continue to simmer. I consider it crucially important for Christians to know that not all Jews are in agreement with their self-appointed spokesmen. Most American Jews, experiencing warm and gracious interactions each day with their Christian fellow-citizens, would feel awkward trying to explain why so many Jewish organizations seem focused on an agenda hostile to Judeo-Christian values. Many individual Jews have shared with me their embarrassment that groups, ostensibly representing them, attack Passion but are silent about depraved entertainment that encourages killing cops and brutalizing women. Citing artistic freedom, Jewish groups helped protect sacrilegious exhibits such as the anti-Christian feces extravaganza presented by the Brooklyn Museum four years ago. One can hardly blame Christians for assuming that Jews feel artistic freedom is important only when exercised by those hostile toward Christianity. However, this is not how all Jews feel. From audiences around America, I am encountering bitterness at Jewish organizations insisting that belief in the New Testament is de facto evidence of anti-Semitism. Christians heard Jewish leaders denouncing Gibson for making a movie that follows Gospel accounts of the Crucifixion long before any of them had even seen the movie. Furthermore, Christians are hurt that Jewish groups are presuming to teach them what Christian Scripture "really means." Listen to a rabbi whom I debated on the Fox television show hosted by Bill O'Reilly last September. This is what he said, "We have a responsibility as Jews, as thinking Jews, as people of theology, to respond to our Christian brothers and to engage them, be it Protestants, be it Catholics, and say, look, this is not your history, this is not your theology, this does not represent what you believe in." He happens to be a respected rabbi and a good one, but he too has bought into the preposterous proposition that Jews will reeducate Christians about Christian theology and history. Is it any wonder that this breathtaking arrogance spurs bitterness? Many Christians who, with good reason, have considered themselves to be Jews' best (and perhaps, only) friends also feel bitter at Jews believing that Passion is revealing startling new information about the Crucifixion. They are incredulous at Jews thinking that exposure to the Gospels in visual form will instantly transform the most philo-Semitic gentiles of history into snarling, Jew-hating predators. Christians are baffled by Jews who don't understand that President George Washington, who knew and revered every word of the Gospels, was still able to write that oft-quoted beautiful letter to the Touro Synagogue in Newport, offering friendship and full participation in America to the Jewish community. One of the directors of the AJC recently warned that Passion "could undermine the sense of community between Christians and Jews that's going on in this country. We're not allowing the film to do that." No sir, it isn't the film that threatens the sense of community; it is the arrogant and intemperate response of Jewish organizations that does so. Jewish organizations, hoping to help but failing so spectacularly, refutes all myths of Jewish intelligence. How could their plans have been so misguided and the execution so inept? Ancient Jewish wisdom teaches that nothing confuses one's thinking more than being in the grip of the two powerful emotions, love and hate. The actions of these Jewish organizations sadly suggest that they are in the grip of a hatred for Christianity that is only harming Jews. Today, peril threatens all Americans, both Jews and Christians. Many of the men and women in the front lines find great support in their Christian faith. It is strange that Jewish organizations, purporting to protect Jews, think that insulting allies is the preferred way to carry out that mandate. A ferocious Rottweiler dog in your suburban home will quickly estrange your family from the neighborhood. For those of us in the Jewish community who cherish friendship with our neighbors, some Jewish organizations have become our Rottweilers. God help us. Radio talk show host, Rabbi Daniel Lapin, is president of Toward Tradition, a bridge-building organization providing a voice for all Americans who defend the Judeo-Christian values vital for our nation’s survival. For more information or to schedule an interview, please contact: Jennifer Brunson (206) 236-3046 _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

Great. Now can both sides get back to the issues? Let's start with the debt. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

Reagan released the hostages? I thought the Iranians released them. I see the Libs are already setting it up to look as if finding OBL or WMDs is all a vast Right-Wing Plot to steal the election. Doubtful since I was watching CNN and MSNBC last night - both were hinting of a major offensive against AQ in the next few weeks, with OBL possibly as the main target. Damn Repubs and their conspiracy theory. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

http://www.performancedesigns.com/pd.asp Nice one Kolla! _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

That would be like Regan waiting to release the hostages until he took office.....nah....who would do something like that? BillHillaryDashelKennedyKerryDeanCarterand so on and so on . . . Wow, you are on a troll.... _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

That would be like Regan waiting to release the hostages until he took office.....nah....who would do something like that? _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

She went and started a family - she has ruled it out as an option because of that. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

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Yea, well 1800Flowers.com sucks! They have not delivered the floweres on the day they were supposed to the last two times I have used them. Yesterday they told me the item was delivered and gave me a fake UPS routing number. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

My response to her was "Why didn't you ask for that on paper with his signature?" _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

I've seen her transcripts - she didn't fib there. The rest I have to take her word on, or just consider it a lie. Don't know her well enough yet to make that judgement. This would have been about six years ago. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

Pretty much. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

Just talked to a woman that is looking to go to college.... Figured this little tidbit would go along well with another military thread that is out there. After High School she took the ASVAB and scored nearly a perfect score on it, and she was an honor student with AP classes as well. The Army recruiter said "That's nice - too bad you will never get higher than a secretary because you are a girl." Then told her not to bother to enlist since she would never see combat and could never make a career out of the army. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

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Why am I thinking of your favorite phrase in the Pub right now? _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

I've come close to breaking 500. My personal best was 96.7! BTW - you can click and hold the mouse button down - he will not toss the snowball until you let go. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....

But will you jump on Feb 29th? Afterall that is leap-day. _________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again.....