How'd the candidates vote on aviation issues?

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I looked around AOPA and couldn't find anything... does anybody have a reference on how the current presidential candidates voted on aviation-specific issues? Might help focus attention on a particular candidate in a close race...
 
While he and all these other presidential hopefuls fly around in private jets?

If I saw a candidate flying his own Navajo to all this stuff and talking about the importance of general aviation, that would go a long way towards getting my vote...
 
Ted DuPuis said:
While he and all these other presidential hopefuls fly around in private jets?

If I saw a candidate flying his own Navajo to all this stuff and talking about the importance of general aviation, that would go a long way towards getting my vote...
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AOPA says:

Hello Troy,

Thanks for contacting AOPA's Pilot Information Center!

For the moment, we do not such information available.

In past election years AOPA waits until late in the year to provide this information, typically after the primaries, as late as October. AOPA will ask a series of questions to the remaining candidates, record their answers, and then post both questions and answers online for members to view.

I have noticed an increase in requests for this type of information and will be sure to make note of it in my daily reports.

If you have further questions, feel free to call us at 800/872-2672.


Best regards,

Sean Collins, Aviation Technical Specialist
AOPA Government Affairs -- Pilot Information Center
Tel: 800.872.2672 or 301.695.2000
Web: www.aopa.org
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So, we should get something before long...
 
Good thinking, Troy. I'll be interested to see what turns up. Hopefully the info comes out soon.
 
wsuffa said:
Bingo.

McCain is a tool of the airlines.
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What's scary is it looks to me like he's the most sane Repub.

I thought I should get a Republican primary ballot to have the most impact (Obama is gonna lock up Illinois) , but I can't vote for any one of them.

Maybe Romney. How'd he do on aviation?
 
mikea said:
Maybe Romney. How'd he do on aviation?
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I have no clue what Romney's position is on GA but when he spoke on a couple other issues (discussed in the Spin Zone), I've come to believe either he's ignorant, stupid or a liar. Or, perhaps a combination.

I do recall McCain being pro-GA and anti-user fees.
 
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KennyFlys said:
I have no clue what Romney's position is on GA but when he spoke on a couple other issues (discussed in the Spin Zone), I've come to believe either he's ignorant, stupid or a liar. Or, perhaps a combination.
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Perhaps as a cult member he's all three. He's the most frightning candidate of the whole bunch, Republican or Democrat.

KennyFlys said:
I do recall McCain being pro-GA and anti-user fees.
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You have that reversed. McCain is NOT pro-GA and is all about user fees...
McCain, who supports user fees and is convinced that corporate aircraft are getting a free ride under the existing ATC funding mechanism, has clashed repeatedly with AOPA President Phil Boyer on the issue over the years. Last year McCain blocked Boyer’s appointment to a major FAA advisory board, claiming Boyer had misrepresented his position on user fees to AOPA’s membership.
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GA News Article
 
McCain is smart to not trust AOPA, as they tend to bash those that don't agree with them 100% (look at any politician that sided with them on some arguments, but not on others), but that was back when AOPA had a set of balls and actually tried to fight anything other than user fees.

Your best bet would be to keep track of the information yourself, as you're going to get a very biased opinion from AOPA.
 
ApacheBob said:
He blew up his own aircraft carrier.
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Dude, that is low blow. I'm not fond of his politics nor do I want him in the White House but he DESERVES mine and everyone else's respect for what he endured. Few know he had the opportunity to be released from POW camp. He remained with the men as a senior officer. He was there for over five years.

Bob, have you seen that video? To this day, it remains a prime training film in boot camp as well as training for carrier fire fighting for every sailor who goes aboard.

That was FAR beyond McCain's fault. He had NOTHING to do with it. When weapons supply was running low, they went to older materials remaining from the Korean War and post-Korean War era.

When a weapon is exposed to fire, it is designed to have a certain amount of "bake-off" period to allow safety while the fire is extinguished. The older weapons had a bake-off period much less than thought.

When a rocket was accidentally fired by a Phantom, it struck the external fuel tank on McCain's Skyhawk. He was with full fuel and weapons arsenal preparing to launch. During the explosion on McCain's plane, both thousand-pound weapons dropped to the deck, right into the fuel-supplied fire. As they baked off, they were exposed to the heat and exploded causing a larger fire with adjoining aircraft and fuel supply. A huge hole was blown into the flight deck.

A lot of lessons were learned that day on how to fight a carrier fire. A lot of men lost their lives. McCain was slightly injured but quickly returned to duty. Three months later, he was shot down and captured by the NVA. That began over five years of hell.

Like I said, I'm not fond of his politics and I greatly disagree with much of his legislation. But, he gave a great deal of his life for this country and that earns something no different than my own father participating in the initial assault on Okinawa. I learned too late what my dad went through. He would never talk about it and now I understand why. What do you say when you're a part of something where twelve-thousand men die in a battle with nearly 100,000 total casualties? I do know what McCain went through and he deserves our respect while he's alive to receive it.

Now, personally, I think you owe the man an apology. That was damn low to make such a remark. You make it quite difficult for me to have any respect for you.

Good night.
 
Bob,
Okay, I admit I'm not up on the specifics of the incident in question. But if it's at all as Ken has described, then I agree, McCain is owed an apology. There is a line to be drawn between politics and patriotism. People may legitimately be anywhere on the political spectrum, but I expect them to be fully in support of their home country on the patriotism scale*.

*presuming it's got a morally defensible posture; so, for example, Nazi Germany isn't particularly defensible, before someone starts jumping on me about that.
 
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