[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 11792]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         HONORING THE AVIATION FEATS OF ROBERT ``HOOT'' GIBSON

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                            HON. BART GORDON

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 7, 2005

  Mr. GORDON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the outstanding 
accomplishments of Robert ``Hoot'' Gibson, a resident of my hometown of 
Murfreesboro, Tennessee, who recently broke two aviation speed records.
  Hoot flew a Raytheon Premier I jet into the record books on September 
22, 2004, when he flew from Seattle, Washington, to Las Vegas, Nevada, 
at 499.65 miles per hour and from Las Vegas to Wichita, Kansas, at 
540.53 miles per hour. The previous records were set in a Cessna 
Citation jet in 1991.
  Hoot is a former astronaut who made 5 Space Shuttle flights and 
commanded 4 of them. A retired Navy captain, he now flies commercial 
jetliners for Southwest Airlines.
  Hoot's accomplishments in the aviation arena are exceptional, as well 
as inspirational. Once again, I congratulate him for an outstanding 
military career and for his contributions to this Nation's space 
program.

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