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calimary

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15. My dad was a pilot and an Air Force veteran who flew photo-recon during WW2.
Sun Jun 21, 2026, 04:57 PM
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My husband is a pilot, also.

Neither of them, nor any of their other pilot friends, ever pulled that crap. Refusing to land if they didn’t get fill-in-the-blank-here? What bullshit! ANY pilot my husband OR I knew was the ultimate in safety-mindedness. NONE of them would EVER risk their lives or the lives of their colleagues or passengers, or threaten to use them as barter to get whatever it was that they wanted or believed they were owed.

I never knew ANY pilots who DIDN’T put safety first, and second, AND third, above ALL ELSE. Piloting a plane, whether you’re just flying yourself OR you have others in the plane with you, is ALWAYS a Safety-First priority.

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Tim Walz FTW [View all] highplainsdem Sunday OP
Nailed it! biophile Sunday #1
The post on X, currently with 2.6 million views and 99K likes: highplainsdem Sunday #2
That seems to have broken through on that rightwing nut farm. themaguffin Sunday #4
Have people arrested to shift blame lame54 Sunday #3
And the MF lies and make up shit..................... Lovie777 Sunday #5
What did he say about the AF1 pilots? 3catwoman3 Sunday #8
he claimed they asked for raises mid-trip. mopinko Sunday #9
Thanks, I hadn't heard that either PatSeg Sunday #10
My dad was a pilot and an Air Force veteran who flew photo-recon during WW2. calimary Sunday #15
not to mention mopinko Sunday #16
Yep. Most certainly! calimary Sunday #20
Refusing to land? Dr. T Sunday #17
how much proof do ppl need mopinko Sunday #18
Well, that is compete bullshit. My husband was an Air Force pilot for 20+ years, and his final assignment... 3catwoman3 Sunday #21
Trmp believes it because it's what he would do if he were a pilot. Remember the rule: IT'S ALWAYS PROJECTION. nt eppur_se_muova Sunday #23
That's just Trump's... GiqueCee Yesterday #25
"They let you do it when you're a celebrity." Beartracks Sunday #19
"I must break it so I alone can fix it" dalton99a Sunday #6
Meanwhile while tRump was sending tweets to an imaginary daughter.... Blue Owl Sunday #7
Trump is blaming 'vandals'. pfitz59 Sunday #11
The vandals drove a heavy armor plated motorcade through it. Omnipresent 18 hrs ago #27
Hey, cbs, the pool started being refilled on 5 June, and the algae niyad Sunday #12
...and then blamed Antifa and bicyclists. yardwork Sunday #13
Embezzlement Blue Full Moon Sunday #14
The reflecting pool is a reflection of MAGA IronLionZion Sunday #22
left a mess for others to clean up Skittles Sunday #24
Spot on Gov Walz riversedge Yesterday #26
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