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Jenoch

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1. Who is the navigator on that flight, Howard Borden?

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Thu Sep 19, 2013, 08:51 PM

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UPDATED**So WHY did our Gov deny Venezuelan President Maduro airspace access for China trip???? [View all] dixiegrrrrl Sep 2013 OP

Who is the navigator on that flight, Howard Borden? Jenoch Sep 2013 #1

No doubt its a great circle route, the shortest distance. HooptieWagon Sep 2013 #4

Yeah, I thought of that after I wrote the post. Jenoch Sep 2013 #8

It would have to fly over Maine, too, which would be non-trivial. joshcryer Sep 2013 #14

I find that route app interesting. Jenoch Sep 2013 #16

Halfway mark would be basically nothing there. joshcryer Sep 2013 #17

Wouldn't it be possible to refuel in Russia or Iceland? HooptieWagon Sep 2013 #24

Not on that route. joshcryer Sep 2013 #29

You don't have to refuel at halfway point... HooptieWagon Sep 2013 #33

Seems hard to believe but that's the route you would take. pa28 Sep 2013 #6

Wait a minute........ Historic NY Sep 2013 #2

I don't have a problem with this. Chan790 Sep 2013 #3

Which is why Obama keeps drawing blanks trying to assemble a coalitiion HooptieWagon Sep 2013 #5

In Maduro's case that's not even close to an accurate analogy. Chan790 Sep 2013 #11

Look, no matter if he's loony tune or not... HooptieWagon Sep 2013 #13

Do you actually know we didn't? Recursion Sep 2013 #23

Like Obama admin is truthful? HooptieWagon Sep 2013 #25

Read the Vienna convention. nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #18

Maybe you should study a little bit of the history of US policies towards Latin America sabrina 1 Sep 2013 #31

Nonsense. Hissyspit Sep 2013 #15

Probably because Maduro offered Snowden asylum. Cleita Sep 2013 #7

The Obama administration threw a temper tantrum and did embarrassing things quinnox Sep 2013 #9

Waiting for that Moscow street map nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #19

"Venezuelan foreign minister Elias Jaua says"... SidDithers Sep 2013 #10

Maduro is a dingbat. tritsofme Sep 2013 #12

And again, the U.S. shows itself to be the George Zimmerman of the world stage. n/t backscatter712 Sep 2013 #20

That is a really stupid thing to say. geek tragedy Sep 2013 #27

+1 woo me with science Sep 2013 #30

What makes you think that the U.S. actually denied the airspace? Common Sense Party Sep 2013 #21

Well, obviously woo me with science Sep 2013 #22

U.S. allows Venezuelan officials to fly over United States Eugene Sep 2013 #26

So, they wanted one days notice when the requirement is three days. joshcryer Sep 2013 #28

"You got to think Venezuela did this on purpose just to cause an "incident."" tammywammy Sep 2013 #32

So, as I suspected, this was more caca del toro from Maduro and his anti-U.S. cronies. Common Sense Party Sep 2013 #34