Did Kerry make up jet-pilot story? Seasoned flyers doubt yarn about taking controls over Israel

WorldNetDaily.com ^ | Wednesday, May 5, 2004

[P-Marlowe]

the colonel who was showing him around Israel during a 1991 visit not only got him into a trainer, but let him take the controls.

This visit is probably traceable as is the identity of the colonel who allegedly let this hot dog take a 15 million dollar plane on a personal joy ride.

Why do I doubt this story is true?

[bayourod]

I took a tour of Kennedy Space Port last year. I asked the tour guide if I could take a joy ride on a space shuttle. At first she refused, but eventually relented when I offered her a five dollar tip.

I took off straight up, turned quickly to avoid Cuban air space, did a figure "8" over Key West, and landed with only three bounces.

It's true what they say about the people in Key West, they all look alike upside down.

[EternalHope]

"I take it off, ...

Not a chance. Not even if he has a private pilot's license, which I doubt.

...and I suddenly hear this voice on the intercom, and he says, 'Senator, you'd better turn faster, you're going over Egypt.'"

So, Senator, how do you turn a trainer? Care to describe the process?

What kind of plane was it? Where were YOU sitting relative to the instructor pilot?

Kerry said the colonel then gave him permission to do "a little aerobatics" and that he made a loop at about 12,000 feet.

So tell me Senator, what was your altitude when you started your loop? How high did you go? What airspeed were you at when you started? How low were you when you got back to straight and level?

This is so completely bogus you have to wonder if Kerry has completely lost it.

[EGPWS]

It's been a tough week for John Kerry's credibility.

hehehehehe....

And I though God had a tough week a while back.

[Integrityrocks]

A big ego ALWAYS ends up being the loser and Kerry has LOTS of ego.

[EGPWS]

A big ego ALWAYS ends up being the loser and Kerry has LOTS of ego.

As does Der Schlickmeister and the Hilda beast, and well...

I'll let history explain that one. ; )

[stylin19a]

Maybe John Kerry realized in order to be President you have to fly jets so .................with John Kerry's face and John Lovitz's voice

"I was awarded a Bronze Star...no wait...I, ah, was awarded the Bronze Star AND the Silver Star...no wait...I fly jets...yeah, that's the ticket".

[Mo1]

Ping a ling

[Myrddin]

I have a fixed wing private license. I'm only checked out on an Aeronca Champ and Cessna 150. There is no way I would pretend to attempt to do what Kerry claims in a high performance military jet. It takes some serious hours to develop the necessary skills to fly any particular aircraft. Especially if you have your sights set on aerobatics. The Aeronca Champ was aerobatic capable. That was evidenced by the sign placed on the instrument panel by the FBO. "No aerobatics. This means you Ralph Buck". Ralph was my flight instructor.

[Political Junkie Too]

I wonder if Kerry was also with Al Gore when he visited the flood victims in Texas.

-PJ

[Mo1]

BTW .. WND forgot to mention the part where Kerry describes how he was wearing a flight suit and helmet

He sounded like he was trying to one up the President

[goldstategop]

Jon F*ckin' has a problem with the truth. As with the war medals story, you'll no doubt hear more versions of it over the coming months.

[BigSkyFreeper]

He sounded like he was trying to one up the President

That's the first thing that came to mind when I saw it reported on Special Report with Brit Hume, actually the reporter eluded to it as well toward the end of the report.

[BigSkyFreeper]

Now that Algore is aboard the Kerry bandwagon, we'll probably hear Algore recant the time when he reported on the valiant heroics of what I would call a mishapen old fool from Massachusetts in Stars And Stripes.

[Mo1]

In case anyone is interested in seeing Kerry's Fly Boy Speech

Sen. Kerry Address to Anti-Defamation League 5/3/2004 - Real Player

[devolve]

RED STARS?

[KOZ.]

the guy has trouble piloting a boat, and he think we're gonna believe he took off and did loopdyloops in a fighter.

[CharlieChan]

This story is in error. It probably came from an AP report that was also wrong. I taped Kerry's speech and went back and checked. Kerry said the Israel "ACE" took the plane off and offered Kerry the controls when it was about five feet off the ground.
This could be sloppy reporting, or the AP's attempt to make Kerry look better--while giving Kerry the opportunity to criticize the critics for wrong info.
I think Kerry is lying about this. An easy way to prove one way or the other is for Kerry to name the ACE PILOT.
There are very few Israel aces from 1967. For this amazing once in a life experience, how could Kerry forget his name? Then the first thing to do would be to check if the guy was still alive in 1991. It's a bit unusual for a fighter pilot still flying military jets 24-25 years later.

[ThirstyMan]

As with the war medals story, you'll no doubt hear more versions of it over the coming months.

Soon this pattern will emerge, of shading and evading the truth.

He told Charlie Gibson on GMA that he was wrong! that Gibson didn't see Kerry throwing his medals over the fence. But Charlie says, "Senator, I was there! I saw you throw your medals over the fence!"

Kerry's deceitful method of operation is being discovered and he is being outed to the American people. They'll need to decide if they want the Jon Lovitz pathological liar character, "Yeah, that's the ticket" living in the White House.

Some will, sadly.