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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Mon Jul 6, 2026, 02:18 PM Monday

NASA Administrator Flew in Trump July 4 Air Show After FAA Denied Request

Donald Trump's top NASA goon flew his vintage fighter jet at the president's Fourth of July air show at the capital despite safety concerns from federal officials.

Jared Isaacman, Trump's NASA administrator, flew a Northrop F-5 Tiger II jet, which was introduced in 1972, as part of the president's Independence Day air show on Saturday, according to The Wall Street Journal.

However, when the billionaire aviator tried to get approval from the Federal Aviation Administration last month for NASA and Air Force pilots to fly four of the jets, his request was denied.

In a June 30 decision signed by Hugh Thomas, the acting director of the agency's flight standards service, the FAA deemed the aircraft "very high risk" due to issues with the jets' flight controls and previous crashes, the Rupert Murdoch-owned newspaper reported.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/nasa-administrator-flew-trump-july-023708942.html

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NASA Administrator Flew in Trump July 4 Air Show After FAA Denied Request (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Monday OP
5FE is an awesome aircraft. Melon Monday #1
 

Melon

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1. 5FE is an awesome aircraft.
Mon Jul 6, 2026, 02:24 PM
Monday

I see one that flys out of Fort Worth.
They were considered outstanding fighters and safe. They are just old. It all comes down to maintenance and whether and old plane has been maintained well.

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