Thu, Apr 01, 2004
FAA Denies Special Treatment; Ex-Housemaid Requests TFR Over
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By ANN Reporter Juan Jimenez
Rush Limbaugh has
received a special issuance third class medical and student pilot
certificate from the Federal Aviation Administration's AeroMedical
Office.
While we admit that the fact that Rush Limbaugh wants to learn
to fly is in and of itself a newsworthy item, we at ANN were rather
astounded by the time it took for the special issuance medical to
be issued, considering the circumstances.
Today is April 1st. The application was forwarded by Mr.
Limbaugh's AME to Oklahoma City on March 23rd. You do the math.
We contacted the AeroMedical department's office in Oklahoma
City, but they refused to comment, forwarding us instead to the
Public Relations Department, where Miss Dot Thompson, who was
recently honored as the FAA's oldest living employee, was happy to
answer our questions.
"Yes, we can confirm
that Mr. Limbaugh was sent his special issuance third class medical
via Federal Express yesterday, and we did indeed received a
signature confirmation via Internet, which we cannot release for
security reasons," explained Miss Thompson.
"We understand that given Mr. Limbaugh's recent life events,
there may be some discussion over the timing of this issuance.
Nevertheless, the Federal Aviation Administration wishes to join
the White House and the Republican National Committee in welcoming
Mr. Limbaugh to the general aviation pilot community, and wish him
well in his studies."
Miss Thompson added that "the agency acknowledges that it has
received a request from a private party in Florida for the
establishment of a special TFR above her home and that of the
family for which she works as a housemaid. For reasons of privacy,
we cannot identify either the person submitting the request, or the
family she works for."
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