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Ocelot II

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35. Airports don't deny landings because of previous unpaid landing fees or other debts.
Sat Aug 10, 2024, 11:28 AM
Aug 2024

Aircraft operations are under the jurisdiction of the FAA. Airports charge landing fees for larger airplanes, based on their maximum landing weight, which is about 90,000 lbs. for a 757. BZN charges only $3 per 1,000 lbs., so that fee would be only about $270 - which doesn't explain the claimed $12K. However, an FBO operator could refuse to hangar or fuel the airplane once it landed, and an amount that high might be for fuel (if he'd ever been to BZN before). Since Jet-A costs about $6 per gallon and a 757 can hold as much as 11,000 gallons, it could be that he has an outstanding fuel bill from a previous visit and was notified that he couldn't buy any more fuel at BZN until he paid the past due bill. That's assuming this claim is true in the first place.

A Lannister Always Pays His Debts Deep State Witch Aug 2024 #1
You win! Gaytano70 Aug 2024 #7
DjT is NO Lannister by any stretch of the imagination. ProudMNDemocrat Aug 2024 #18
Prince Joffrey ArkansasDemocrat1 Aug 2024 #22
Part Lannister. But of House Barratheon. ProudMNDemocrat Aug 2024 #26
Entirely Lannister actually. Both mom and dad. n/t whopis01 Aug 2024 #32
I tend to think of DjT as a "white walker" against whom the 900 ft wall of ice was built. Backseat Driver Aug 2024 #113
Uhmmm...let's call that in a official sense only. TheKentuckian Aug 2024 #87
Hmmm...Separated at birth? AZ8theist Aug 2024 #91
Are you kidding? whopis01 Aug 2024 #31
He stole every scene he was in! Ferryboat Aug 2024 #36
Ummm.... krkaufman Aug 2024 #76
lol CatWoman Aug 2024 #97
I find this a lot more believable cyclonefence Aug 2024 #2
We need to get a fact check, the if true... Gaytano70 Aug 2024 #8
Agree, needs to be fact checked first. wordstroken Aug 2024 #30
Given the vast number... GiqueCee Aug 2024 #65
As a pilot myself I find it hard to believe airplaneman Aug 2024 #82
I don't think an airport *can* do that. But maybe TFG's crew was notified Ocelot II Aug 2024 #102
Let me take a guess.... louslobbs Aug 2024 #12
The White Leaky Beluga? dchill Aug 2024 #39
I am ashamed to say cyclonefence Aug 2024 #47
The Whiny Little Boy (Or Brat!) ChazInAz Aug 2024 #51
Well, thanks, but no cyclonefence Aug 2024 #54
Good point! ChazInAz Aug 2024 #56
For a while, we were using "TWBL" for . . . John1956PA Aug 2024 #57
I've wondered about that. tanyev Aug 2024 #23
Yep! Definitely more believable! wordstroken Aug 2024 #27
LOL! tanyev Aug 2024 #3
This should be national news malaise Aug 2024 #4
Soon to be lead headline on NYT, no doubt Pinback Aug 2024 #37
Please Please malaise Aug 2024 #83
If it's true, I absolutely agree... slightlv Aug 2024 #108
Check this thread - expose this crook malaise Aug 2024 #111
I was right! Fiendish Thingy Aug 2024 #5
Airports don't deny landings because of previous unpaid landing fees or other debts. Ocelot II Aug 2024 #35
What's the source for this statement? Raven123 Aug 2024 #6
I would like to know this as well. IL Dem Aug 2024 #15
I think the Xtweeter may be playing fast and loose with this: Celerity Aug 2024 #55
There isn't one. demmiblue Aug 2024 #98
just like the NABJ conference..Trump whined the interview was delayed agingdem Aug 2024 #9
He likely owes every city Figarosmom Aug 2024 #10
He owes Columbus, Oh from 2016 Botany Aug 2024 #48
Send that fact to WSYX, the Sinclair owned station. Boomerproud Aug 2024 #60
Years ago we had some of the men who served on the swift boat with J Kerry and tried to get ... Botany Aug 2024 #93
He cancelled a rally in Tucson some time ago because of an overdue bill. Attilatheblond Aug 2024 #62
is owing the police department $58K similar onethatcares Aug 2024 #11
Time to bring back debtor's prison but only for the Jerry2144 Aug 2024 #13
Nobody in his campaign thought of this before they decided to go there? Diamond_Dog Aug 2024 #14
Here's a local news story about unpaid campaign debts in MT. MontanaMama Aug 2024 #16
Interesting.. thank you Mama! mountain grammy Aug 2024 #20
My answer is, maybe? MontanaMama Aug 2024 #21
These are really great posts. Would you consider making them into an OP? mahina Aug 2024 #72
Mahalo mahina! MontanaMama Aug 2024 #84
Thank you! I had never heard of him and had no idea mahina Aug 2024 #86
I like Busse been following him for a few years now. mountain grammy Aug 2024 #78
"Sir, there are bill collectors on the tarmac!" NickB79 Aug 2024 #17
An attack of BattleRow Aug 2024 #42
Any corroboration for this? MineralMan Aug 2024 #19
See post# 16 for news video tom_kelly Aug 2024 #25
That video has nothing about the OP. former9thward Aug 2024 #50
Indeed it does. MontanaMama Aug 2024 #85
The OP is alleging Trump could not land at Bozeman. former9thward Aug 2024 #88
His jet did not land in Bozeman. MontanaMama Aug 2024 #94
There is no credible source for the airport/debt story. former9thward Aug 2024 #95
Really? CBS News says otherwise MontanaMama Aug 2024 #107
Really? former9thward Aug 2024 #109
He didnt land in Bozeman. MontanaMama Aug 2024 #112
Here's a little more info: MontanaMama Aug 2024 #29
If I owed any entity that amount of money, do you think I'd be arrested or allowed to run for president instead? hawkeye21 Aug 2024 #53
"When you're a candidate they let you do anything. Grab 'em by the purse. You can do anything." . . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2024 #66
HA!!!!! GOOD ONE!!!!!!!!!!!! MyOwnPeace Aug 2024 #70
My, what big teeth you have... GiqueCee Aug 2024 #24
I was wondering... FirefighterJo Aug 2024 #33
GOOD ONE! GiqueCee Aug 2024 #38
Thx! I'm blushing FirefighterJo Aug 2024 #41
Double FirefighterJo Aug 2024 #44
Republican "values" are so twisted and perverted BoRaGard Aug 2024 #28
They should have been ready to seize his plane for nonpayment ArkansasDemocrat1 Aug 2024 #34
If this were a true procedure, he wouldn't be able to land anywhere. nt Gore1FL Aug 2024 #40
non-xitter source: Pinback Aug 2024 #43
All that still doesn't prove that he was denied landing at that airport. IL Dem Aug 2024 #59
Good point. Updated my post with disclaimer. (nt) Pinback Aug 2024 #69
Why didn't they put one of those wheel locks on the plane? 3Hotdogs Aug 2024 #45
Wish I could find it! MyOwnPeace Aug 2024 #73
Here ya go: Wednesdays Aug 2024 #110
Deadbeat Don dlk Aug 2024 #46
Total BS story. former9thward Aug 2024 #49
The aircraft he took from Billings to Bozeman might be owned by someone else. n/t John1956PA Aug 2024 #52
"total BS story" - how are you so sure? Cheeto LIES pathologically - his Billings to Boseman story is probably a lie. AnotherMother4Peace Aug 2024 #61
The News on ABC said he took another plane from Billings to Bozeman. former9thward Aug 2024 #89
Plane, not person. No Debtor's prisons so maybe they can't arrest him Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2024 #68
A grifter and a flim-flam man. lpbk2713 Aug 2024 #58
the twitterer is confused. WarGamer Aug 2024 #63
Send in the repo man Blue Owl Aug 2024 #64
Delicious Hekate Aug 2024 #67
Would pay cash to see his plane booted Old Crank Aug 2024 #71
Is there a source for this besides Sundae_Gurl? n/t demmiblue Aug 2024 #74
Emergency landing in Billings; hydraulic leak. dobleremolque Aug 2024 #77
Well, at least they had the decency to delete their tweet. n/t demmiblue Aug 2024 #99
It's true. He owes other cities, too. Link below: surfered Aug 2024 #75
Has a single media person asked him or his staff about it? Eliot Rosewater Aug 2024 #79
Who is surprised by this? TFG has stiffed a good number of cities and local governments over the years LetMyPeopleVote Aug 2024 #80
Kick BlueWavePsych Aug 2024 #81
WTF CloudWatcher Aug 2024 #90
Another Link Brainstormy Aug 2024 #92
Another story that does *not* mention anything about the airport! CloudWatcher Aug 2024 #100
I changed the OP n/t Dennis Donovan Aug 2024 #101
You forgot to update the title of the post CloudWatcher Aug 2024 #118
I never said he was denied - he was avoiding people he owed $$$ to. n/t Dennis Donovan Aug 2024 #119
He still flew into Bozeman! CloudWatcher Aug 2024 #120
This message was self-deleted by its author Dennis Donovan Aug 2024 #96
Cities could start demanding he pay his bills fro 2016 liberal N proud Aug 2024 #103
They should have let him land, and then put a boot on the landing gear. Oopsie Daisy Aug 2024 #104
#DeadbeatDonald n/t Buttoneer Aug 2024 #105
Trump is a Welcher. He gambles and doesn't pay his debts. Even bookies can't trust him. Simeon Salus Aug 2024 #106
That says that "welch" is an alternative form of "welsh". sl8 Aug 2024 #117
I'm sure the magas in Bozeman will be happy to hear about the unpaid revenues to the county kimbutgar Aug 2024 #114
Another fake story gets 250+ recs TwilightZone Aug 2024 #115
It's documented that he owed Bozeman $$$ n/t Dennis Donovan Aug 2024 #116
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