McCain VP nominee has General Aviation connections (Palin and husband both private pilots)

AOPA ^ | August 29, 2008 | AOPA ePublishing staff

[Names Ash Housewares]

McCain VP nominee has GA connections By AOPA ePublishing staff

Sen. John McCain’s surprise choice of running mate, Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska, has a positive association with general aviation.

Considering that GA is the primary form of long-distance transportation in the forty-ninth state, it’s not surprising that Gov. Palin has taken a stand on the user fee issue. In May 2007, she signed a resolution in opposition to the FAA’s plan to increase avgas taxes, impose user fees, and slash airport funding. AOPA and the Alaska Airmen’s Association had worked together to move the resolution through the Alaska legislature.

There is a family connection as well. Palin’s husband, Todd, is an AOPA member and Super Cub owner.

[Names Ash Housewares]

For all us private pilots, we have a damn good aviation ticket to vote for!

[ZGuy]

Thanks for posting this!

[rightinthemiddle]

The hit just keep on coming...she’s quite an American Woman.

Perhaps some of these “lost” young females buying into liberal drivel can find a role model in Sarah Palin.

[jaydubya2]

I read somewhere that she owns a float plane.

[ReleaseTheHounds]

I look forward to seeing Maggie O’Connell (Janine Turner) campaigning in support of McCain-Palin. Maggie is one of my favorite TV characters of all time from “Northern Exposure”. On the show she was a country club liberal, but in real life she is a staunch conservative. I think she’d make a great campaigner for this ticket!

[ReleaseTheHounds]

I should have noted that Maggie was a bush pilot from Alaska in Northern Exposure for those of you who never saw the show (you missed a classic).

[Need4Truth]

GA really needs a lift. Especially on fuel prices. Drill, drill, drill.

[edzo4]

you better be a pilot in alaska or it will take days to get anywhere!

[Tallguy]

I’ve been to Juneau in the summer. The airstrip is next to the bay/harbor. Almost all the aircraft there have a set of floats for winter operations. I expect that snow removal on the airstrip is a problem. The harbor doesn’t freeze, I guess.

[Poundstone]

Yea!

I know who I’m voting for.

[cmsgop]

The name Wonder Women comes to mind........

[HANG THE EXPENSE]

Excellent and she is not a lawyer.

[Loyolas Mattman]

I was thinking Annie Oakley, but you get the idea.

[Petronski]

THERE'S your action movie.

Air Force Two. The female veep saves her staff and crew by bringing that baby right down on the dotted line.

Escape Pods are for Wussies

[Notwithstanding]

Sarah is a feminist in the real sense.

She excels as a woman, not as a fake man.

She hunts and fishes.

She did well in beauty pageants.

She has been elected to successively higher offices culminating in governor.

She is a mom of 5 - even giving brith while governor.

She is a pilot.

She is a devoted wife to a blue-collar meat-and-potatoes man.

She has wrestled with corrupt government and party officials.

She is proudly pro-life.

She is grand example of feminine genius - who rejects the pantsuited NAG version of feminazism.

[dr_who]

On a slighty similar subject, I read or heard somewhere that an alternative to long range radar for collision avoidance was being tested in Alaska. Anyone heard anything about that?

[FreedomProtector]

YA-BA-DA-BA-DO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Palin is a pro-private pilot, pro-life, pro-family, pro-moose hunting, pro-drilling, small government, strong defense, fiscal conservative knockout. (knockout pun intended)

[woofer]

The hit just keep on coming...she’s quite an American Woman.

Make that "quite the self-reliant, strong, Conservative American Woman.

She's tough as nails, a fighter. I pity Biden having to face her in the VP debate.

You just know that smarmy bastard will get flippant at some point and Palin will hand him his head on a platter.

I hope she eats his lunch.

[Names Ash Housewares]

Doh,

I think I jumped the gun.
Looks like husband is the pilot in the family.

Mods please fix title.

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

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Sn 20700514, acquired in 1986, annual due in Dec 08,
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Garmin GPS 155XL TSO unit; King COm radios models
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Was 7 seater, all but 3 seats removed and one extra
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Possible dead battery.
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Auto Pilot: TFS Asset #018699

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