Posted on 04/09/2005 3:45:08 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
There has to be much more to this story and I can think of an endless number of questions for the authorities and the flight school. My first question is why are we just now hearing about this person?
And how many more are out there?
I have a feeling that Hajaig must have been very polished so as not to raise suspicions of even casual observers. At the same time he couldn't have been too bright to not have taken the time to get a required physical.
That's all they did to him?
We must really value our election system. [/sarcasm]
Uh, how is this possible with our very own highly trained TSA??
I earned my private pilots license at this airport in '79. My how times have changed. This used to be a sleepy little county airport. Now, it's training terrorists....
I don't know, but I start flight school later this week (and will graduate as an instructor at the school later this year) and I'll definitely be keeping an eye out for guys like this!
Something doesn't smell right with this story.
It's been a lot of years but I think that I had to have my medical certificate before I could take the flight test for my private license.
And since they use your SS# now for your pilots license # why would the FAA even issue the license after 911 without checking its validity?
"Elections Director Annie Bright said he was removed from voter rolls in 2002 after county officials discovered he was not a citizen."
Unbelieveable! Any bets as to his political registration?
Did this man tell his flight instructors not to bother with the landing-an-airplane part of the course? Probably not, since they might figure out something wasn't quite on the up and up.
Thank you for the LINK!
You have to have a current medical certificate prior to solo.
The FAA gives you an option of using your social security number on your license or they can issue you a unique number for the purpose of your certificate.
When I got my private (25 years ago) I tried not to have my SS# as my license # but they wouldn't allow it.
As far as the medical, you are right, I had to have it before solo, I didn't recall it as I think I went and got it the first week that I started lessons and it was a non issue to me.
I saw some guy interviewed on the local news last night who had taken lessons with this Hajaig and he was vehement in that this guy was not a terriorist. Now just how he knew this was not explained but I was sitting here thinking what made him believe everything this guy told him. He explained that Hajaig was so intelligent etc and no way was he a terriorist......sorry but I'm not buying this whole this thing. I'd like a more through investigation as to just what he presented to this flight school that they deemed legimate...somebody get on the ball please.....I only live two miles from Briscoe Field and I don't want any practice runs over my house!!
All rightee then.
I wonder who he voted for?
And how many more are out there?
How can the FAA issue a license to someone here illegally? Does the FAA work for the USA or against it?
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