ZZZzzz Info
Ronald James Wanttaja
In article <345d2604...@news.mindspring.com>,
Dave Parrish <dave_p...@NO-SPAMmindspring.com> wrote:
>I have been self-nominated to represent all the "lurkers" of this
>group in seeking info about Cap'n Zoom. Seems there was a real flurry
>of info concerning him and his bankruptcy dealings up 'til a couple of
>weeks back. Since then, nothing...
>
>I asked a question concerning info about the status of court dates and
>activities a few days back and, much to my surprise, got no response
>whatsoever. How come?? Or, what happened?? Or, is there no info to
>relay??
Quite honestly, I don't know either. I suspect the
libel/RICO/fraud/intimidation lawsuits probably take quite a bit of time
until they actually reach the court stage. I suspect the plaintiffs
also realize that the Zoomster will probably declare the entire "empire"
bankrupt before that point. His primary goal is to prevent generating
another court transcript like NTSB 4661...he certainly doesn't want
Vicki testifying for the record. So I guess the plaintiffs aren't in
any sort of rush....why put out time/money when the whole shootin' match
it about to collapse?
As far as the bankruptcy itself, I am also curious as to the delays.
Best guess there is that Campbell is just one little penniless fish out
of dozens (if not hundreds) that court is handling.
Campbell is not going to accelerate things...for the first time in
years, he's got the collection agencies off his back. He gives them the
case number, and legally they aren't supposed to call him again. They
might not even check on the date of the action or the actual legal
entities involved...so the Zoomer can use the case number to avoid
being dunned for his current debts, or the debts for his other
companies, as well as the Airdale Press ones.
Why don't the creditors insist on faster action? Again, I suspect they
realize they ain't really going to get anything, even when all of
Campbell's companies get thrown into the same ditty bag. The other
possible reason is tactical: Campbell has been offered three dates for
the next session, he has rejected or cancelled all three, the last one
within hours of its scheduled start. It would not be surprising to me
if the trustee has thrown the ball into Campbell's court..."Please
indicate an acceptable date." By the time this gets to the judge, the
first thing his honor is going to ask is *why* it took so long... and
the answer he gets, that the Zoomster did everything he could to avoid
meetings to settle the procedings, is *not* going to make him too
empathic to Mr. Campbell...
Just a guess, mind you...
Ron Wanttaja
want...@halcyon.com
http://www.halcyon.com/wanttaja/
Badwater Bill
On Mon, 03 Nov 1997 01:35:41 GMT, dave_p...@NO-SPAMmindspring.com
(Dave Parrish) wrote:
>
>
>I don't participate here much, because I don't have the expertise or
>experience that many of you do. So, I guess I'm not one of the
>"in-group". I am merely an instrument-rated private pilot that lurks
>around here occasionally, trying to keep up with what's happening in
>aviation. I have an interest in building a 'plane of my own, but for
>now, I'm only a "spam-can" renter and CAP pilot... (some of us are not
>well-off financially).
>
>Hope to hear from someone soon...
>
>----------> Dave
Dear Dave: We can't all be rich and famous. You have every right to
post here as does anyone else on Earth. I think you need to
participate more. I've liked everything I've ever read that you
posted. This is not a forum of the strongest or the richest. It's a
forum of PEOPLE like you and me. We are diverse, and our backgrounds
are all different. I think RAH is a social club of great depth. And,
that's really all it is too, a SOCIAL CLUB! The RAH SOCIAL CLUB.
Don't ever feel that you and your experiences are any less important
that anyone else's here. I like to read the things some of the
students post and low time pilots post. Hell, it brings back great
memories of my own early days or the days I spent flight instructing.
This is all for fun. Please participate more than you do. If anybody
picks on you, I'll kick their ass!
Badwater Bill
Tony P.
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Ron and Dave:
First, Ron I can't get mail through to you. Keeps bouncing as a
"banned" domain??? Can you send me another email address (I seem to GET
mail okay from you -- just can't send to you).
The "lull" was intentional. Mr. Zoom's 341 was repeatedly reset and
then he no-showed on Sept. 22 and ultimately the Trustee elected to take
a Rule 2004 exam instead and did so Monday. I don't yet have a
transcript.
On the litigation front, there is a copy of the Miles suit around and I
may post it or if anyone wants it, holler. On my own suit, I have been
waiting to amend and add an individual party to the corporation
previously sued, and I preferred to wait until the Bar complaint by Mr.
Campbell was concluded so it could be included. On Halloween, I
received a notification that it had been dismissed, with the comment
that it was the "strangest file" the bar staff lawyer had ever seen.
Quite a restrained observation, I thought. For those who care, a copy
of that letter is attached.
BTW, I didn't HAVE to wait for that to wrap up, but now that silly
attack can also be added to the case, which is all I'll say for now.
Forgive my reticence to discuss my ongoing litigation; it just doesn't
suit my style to post blow-by-blow reports. I come from the old
generation of lawyers who don't even talk to reporters (we all used to
be that way). Even this much will probably be the exception. Of
course, a number of people will be apprised of its progress and free to
discuss it as they see fit. I just prefer to limit my comments for now.
Tony Pucillo
[I speak only for myself unless I say otherwise. One personality is
quite enough, thank you.]
"Castigat ridendo mores" <laughter succeeds where lecturing won't>
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THE FLORIDA BAR
Ft. Lauderdale Office
Cypress Financial Center
3900 North Andrews Avenue
Suite 835
Ft. Lauderdale. FL 33309
(954) 772-2245
October 30, 1997
James Richard Campbell
P.O. Box 9132
Winter Haven, FL 33883-9132
RE: Your Complaint against Anthony E. Pucillo, Esq.
The Florida Bar File No. 98-50,053(15B)
Dear Mr. Campbell:
I have reviewed your inquiry concerning Anthony E. Pucillo, Esq., which was received by The
Florida Bar on July 10, 1997, as well as Mr. Pucillo's response to your complaint. After analyzing
the summary of the alleged ethical defalcations and the attachments that you enclosed. I have
determined that the matters mentioned in your inquiry do not reveal any violations of the Rules
Regulating Attorneys. Accordingly, The Florida Bar will not be pursuing this matter.
This is probably one of the strangest files I have had to examine in my ten years with The Florida
Bar. It appears to me that both parties have been at war with each other via the Internet and in other
venues. However, taking all of your complaints as true, I fail to see a violation of the Rules of
Professional Conduct. Mr. Pucillo has acted as a private citizen, and not as a lawyer, in regards to
the exchange of correspondence. While I can understand your frustration, the First Amendment
protects the comments that are at issue.
You have pointed out that Mr. Pucillo has acted as a lawyer in certain limited matters. I have
reviewed these actions and do not see any violations of the Rules of Professional Conduct.
Our file on this matter is now closed. The foregoing action, however, does not preclude you from
pursuing any available legal or equitable remedy.
Very truly yours,
KEVIN P.TYNAN
Branch Staff Counsel
KPT/dm
cc: Anthony E. Pucillo, Esq.
PUBL1C RECORD
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Ronald James Wanttaja
In article <345DB7...@mail.idt.net>, Tony P. <ae...@mail.idt.net> wrote:
>
> First, Ron I can't get mail through to you. Keeps bouncing as a
>"banned" domain??? Can you send me another email address (I seem to GET
>mail okay from you -- just can't send to you).
Uhhh, ohhh. Halcyon has installed a "killer" anti-spam program. Guess
idt.net might have got tagged as a bad site.
Those who have this problem can email me at my business address:
Remove "dodo." before sending...it's spam fodder.
(IKVAmar is my business name...anyone able to guess where it came from?)
> On the litigation front, there is a copy of the Miles suit around and I
>may post it or if anyone wants it, holler.
Post it! Or if it's real long, email it to me and I'll summarize it
like I did "Pucillo vs. US Aviator et al."
Dave Parrish
billphil*nospam*@ix.netcom.com (Badwater Bill) wrote:
>Dear Dave: We can't all be rich and famous. You have every right to
>post here as does anyone else on Earth. I think you need to
>participate more. I've liked everything I've ever read that you
>posted. This is not a forum of the strongest or the richest. It's a
>forum of PEOPLE like you and me. We are diverse, and our backgrounds
>are all different. I think RAH is a social club of great depth. And,
>that's really all it is too, a SOCIAL CLUB! The RAH SOCIAL CLUB.
>Don't ever feel that you and your experiences are any less important
>that anyone else's here. I like to read the things some of the
>students post and low time pilots post. Hell, it brings back great
>memories of my own early days or the days I spent flight instructing.
>This is all for fun. Please participate more than you do. If anybody
>picks on you, I'll kick their ass!
>
>Badwater Bill
-------------------------------------------
Thanks, BWB, I'll take you up on that...
I have enjoyed the vast diversity of information and experiences that
I have read about here in RAH. Where else can you get such interactive
dialog about some aircraft or flying topic, no matter how obscure or
common?? There is no other venue for such dialog, except maybe
Oshkosh or SnF or Copperstate or... but, its so much easier here (and
faster, too).
Anyway, thanks for the invite to participate more... I will.
----------> Dave
(to reply, remove the "NO-SPAM" from address)
Dave Parrish
"Tony P." <ae...@mail.idt.net> wrote:
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>Forgive my reticence to discuss my ongoing litigation; it just doesn't
>suit my style to post blow-by-blow reports. I come from the old
>generation of lawyers who don't even talk to reporters (we all used to
>be that way). Even this much will probably be the exception. Of
>course, a number of people will be apprised of its progress and free to
>discuss it as they see fit. I just prefer to limit my comments for now.
>
> Tony Pucillo
Thanks, Tony, for filling me in. Obviously, I had no clue that there
was all this other stuff going on in the background. One of those
"smokescreens" that gets set-off in hopes of making things (or people)
go away??
Anyway, I can certainly understand your position in not wanting to
post info concerning an ongoing battle, as it were. BTW, interesting
letter from the Bar, thanks for sharing it!!
In the meantime, I'll be standingby... Thanks...
Badwater Bill
On Mon, 03 Nov 1997 03:36:39 -0800, "Tony P." <ae...@mail.idt.net>
wrote:
> THE FLORIDA BAR
> Ft. Lauderdale Office
> Cypress Financial Center
> 3900 North Andrews Avenue
> Suite 835
> Ft. Lauderdale. FL 33309
> (954) 772-2245
>
>
>
>Dear Mr. Campbell:
>
>
>This is probably one of the strangest files I have had to examine in my ten years with The Florida
>Bar.
>
>
>KEVIN P.TYNAN
>Branch Staff Counsel
>
Why do I not find this unusual or strange? I looks to me like Cambell
was just grabbing at straws to screw with Tony. I guess ole Jimbo
doesn't know the legal system as much as he thinks he does. Playing
doctor might be a bit easier for him! I wonder if I could get a
script from him for Garfield's Thorazine and Ant poison. What was it
Gar? Four parts thorazine and two parts ant poison?
You know Tony, me thinks Jimbo might need a public spanking!
BWB
Ronald James Wanttaja
In article <19971103212...@ladder01.news.aol.com>,
JasDuffy <jasd...@aol.com> wrote:
>Who can give us a brief capsule summary of NTSB 4661? Inquiring minds want to
> know...
A *brief* summary? You've asked the wrong man. :-)
Summarizing the transcript from NTSB SE-4661 is a difficult task, but
I'll take a crack at it. Readers should understand that I have no
legal or medical background, and am a rather outspoken critic of US
AVIATOR magazine and J. R. Campbell.
Plus, any time a "summary" of such a long document (almost 300 pages)
is made, some detail, some nuances are lost. If you're interested in
the subject, you should obtain a copy of the report and judge for
yourself.
In early 1980, the FAA seized the medical certificate of James R.
Campbell. Campbell demanded and received a hearing by an NTSB
Administrative Law judge, as was his right. After hearing the evidence
and Campbell's testimony, the NTSB Judge sided with the FAA, ruling
that Campbell "...is not medically qualified to exercise the privileges
of any class of airman medical certificate now or for the next two
years, due to the fact that he does have a personality disorder..."
[Judge Capps, NTSB SE-4661]
To put it bluntly, Campbell lost his medical because he was a liar who
could not stop. He lied about his flight experience and
qualifications, he lied about his background, and he lied about
tragedies occurring to people close to him. He accused those who
complained about him as having low morals, committing felonies,
engaging in a "vendetta," operating illegally, or out for personal
gain.
Evidence presented during the hearing included statements from
employers, co-workers, and acquaintances from over several years.
Returning to Judge Capps again: "Some of the characteristics of what
Dr. Powers [one of the two psychologists who testified] diagnosed as a
mixed personality disorder with narcissistic and borderline features
are such things as an inappropriate and intense anger shown by the
Respondent on occasion, unpredictable actions, some instances of
transient psychosis even, where he would be completely out of touch
with reality.
"Such a person suffering from this mixed personality disorder would
have illusions of grandeur, is the way I've always heard it. Dr. Powers
said it was a grandiose sense of self importance and of one's own image
of himself as being an unique person.
"Such a person constantly is seeking attention and admiration. A lot of
the instances of overt acts in this case illustrate and give credence
to many of these different characteristics that have been
cited....Another characteristic of the personality disorder syndrome
would be the ability of the Respondent to manipulate others, many times
through very devious devices -- either by outright lies, by charm
itself, or sometimes by intimidation."
All right... in 1980, James R. Campbell was "looney tunes" [Statement
from former co-worker quoted in NTSB SE-4661]. What does that has to
do with the Campbell of 1997?
The problem is, his current actions and public statements are eerily
similar to those reported in the NTSB transcript. Back in 1980,
Campbell told several people, including the FAA investigator, that he
had a son...one which did not exist. A couple of years ago, in a USA
editorial, he AGAIN claimed to have a son...a statement that was a
surprise to his employees, acquaintances, and his then-fiancée. She
subsequent contacted the person who supposedly was the mother. The
woman was a flight instructor in California with whom Campbell had
attempted to become romantically involved. There had never been any
relationship, nor any child.
And you'll note that Campbell, in his magazine and web page, attributes
the breakup of his marriage to outside forces...but when talking to the
FAA psychiatrist back in 1980 about a past relationship, the Doctor
relates that "...the relationship ended rather abruptly in June of '76
which Mr. Campbell attributed primarily to interpersonal problems
between himself and the girl's father." Similar "outside forces"
twenty years ago?
Later, the Psychiatrist relates that Campbell went back to visit his
former girlfriend, and "...he was quite shocked and dismayed to find
that she had undergone what he estimated as being a personality change
and that her opinions had become quite negative towards him; she was
very bitter and really was a quite different person..."
Campbell might well make the same claims about both Laurel Ramey (his
former Managing Editor and fiancée), and Vicki Cruse. Both are
extremely negative about him, now. Ms. Cruse refers to her ex-husband
as "Psycho Boy," and hired a bodyguard when she attended Oshkosh last
summer. She has also retained Tony Pucillo (who is currently suing
Campbell for libel, fraud, and civil RICO violations) as her attorney
as a creditor in the Airdale Press bankruptcy.
In USA, he claimed to have flown relief missions in Ethiopia, a claim
strongly disputed by a participant in this newsgroup who DID fly in
Ethiopia. But back in the '70s, Campbell told an employer that
"...while he was in Vietnam he got a shrapnel wound in the jaw, and the
beard was hiding that." [Testimony of FAA Inspector Sandra Taylor].
He, of course, had never been in Vietnam.
Back in the '70s, Campbell claimed aeronautical experience and
aeronautical ratings (e.g. parachute rigger) he didn't have. He
falsely claimed to be an AOPA ground instructor, and falsely claimed he
was affiliated with the USPA while trying to set up a skydiving club at
a college. In fact, he had been suspended by that organization. He
claimed to have been a stunt man in action movies and various TV
series.
Nowadays? Well, he now claims over 13,000 flying hours and almost a
thousand different aircraft types flown. He claimed over a thousand
hours in 1980, and the "13,000 hours" claim popped up about 14 years
later. That's a lot of flying for someone whose medical had been
suspended for over three years of the time in question, and starting
his first magazine in 1989 would have cut down on his available time.
With the medical suspension on his records, he would have had extreme
problems finding a flying job that would put him in the cockpit in any
sort of scheduled service.
And I've already posted about that "almost a thousand different types
claim"...the Guinness Book of World Records shows the record as being
about 480...about 600 if you count airplanes that are flown *in*, as
opposed to PIC. Given he *already* is on record as lying about his
flight experience in late '70s...why should anyone believe him now,
when he claims double the recognized record?
Here's a then-and-now comparison that anyone can appreciate. Back
during the NTSB testimony, the FAA investigator discussed here
interviews with Campbell's acquaintances. Here's one quote: "...he
told me that one of the reasons [Campbell] had to be fired was because
Mr. Campbell was telling his students stories about his parachuting
while they were supposed to be getting flight instruction, and his
students were beginning to complain that they weren't receiving the
flight instruction that they were paying for."
How much of US AVIATOR...and his web page...has been dedicated to his
own personal problems, rather than the aviation articles customers
thought they were paying for?
As part of that campaign, Campbell has repeatedly claimed that his wife
and female employees have been threatened with rape. But back in the
'70s, when a police-officer acquaintance asked Campbell how he got a
scar on his leg, Campbell told him he'd been shot while rescuing an 11-
year-old girl from rapists in Reno.
It appears that saving women from rape is another theme common to the
1980 Campbell and 1997 Zoomer.
Campbell goes to a Fly-In, his web page reports that he was encouraged
by hundreds, even thousands of well-wishers, all on his side. Back in
the '70s, when Campbell was about to be fired from a job as a college
instructor in New England, the FAA investigator reports that Campbell
"...said that he had a student rally in the auditorium of Daniel
Webster College, with approximately two hundred people there and it
made the faculty look foolish because the students were on Mr.
Campbell's side." [NTSB Transcript]
Comparisons abound. There are a number of people in this newsgroup who
have been threatened with lawsuits, or worse, by James R. Campbell.
This is the same sort of threats by Campbell reported at the NTSB
hearing...."I wrote a letter to Mr. Campbell that afternoon, which he
received personally. After reading, it, he stormed into my office. He
was obviously infuriated, especially about the prohibition against the
parachute club meeting. He accused me of taking away his livelihood and
he screamed that he was going to sue me and the school, following which
he slammed the door violently and he left the building." [Letter from
the Dean at the school where Campbell taught]
For those who have been here on r.a.h for a while, this should be
familiar territory...haven't we all seen him scream about taking away
his livelihood, threaten to sue people, then metaphorically leave the
building? And how many times has he stormed back in to scream some
more?
Back in 1980, the intimidation accusation was probably one that
Campbell could *never* have overcome...because he attempted to bring
outside, political pressure *against the NTSB judge hearing his case*.
It's documented in the transcript: "So you thought you could get that
congressman...to judicially intervene and try to strong-arm me into
changing it? Well, he found out differently - I can clue you into that.
I was ready to report him for attempting any type of judicial
intervention." [Judge Capps to J. R. Campbell, SE-4661]
Campbell, as Tony Pucillo has commented, seems to have a very poor
grasp of what constitutes libel. He was no better back in 1980... He
claimed to be going to sue the Tulsa Tribune for their reporting of his
impersonation of a medical doctor. But at a different point in the
transcript, he admits, under oath, that "...Its content is basically
correct." I mean, that's GOTTA hurt, if the libel case actually went
to trial...
Yet another common Campbell theme, today, is the supposedly high-level
support he mentions but never identifies. Like on his web page a year
ago, when he said something along the lines of "Washington is finally
taking interest" in his fight against the "terrorists" besetting him.
Again, an old theme...back in 1980, in talking to the FAA Psychiatrist,
he was "...implying that, well, he had enlisted the support of the
offices of several Congressmen or two Congressmen in the area and a
Senator, and that they had promised him that they would help him obtain
a speedy resolution of this bureaucratic snafu which had caused his
Medical Certificate to be suspended." [Dr. Powers, SE-4661]
No such support materialized, of course. And how often has he claimed
in this web page and magazine that criminal charges were
imminent...charges that never happen?
One of the unchanging factors between the Campbell of 1980 and the
Campbell of 1997 is his assessment of those who criticize him. Here's
a selection of how Campbell responds to his critics in the NTSB
transcript:
"There were quite a few irregularities on the part of DWC [Daniel
Webster College], so I certainly throw very little weight to their
testimony because simply I think they are covering themselves in a lot
of respects." [J. R. Campbell]
"Mrs. Stuart and I have very divergent views on morality" [J. R.
Campbell]
"I had some immediate problems with another flight instructor, ego
problems, frankly. We did not get along." [J. R. Campbell]
"I arrive in Fresno; was told I would be getting $1,000 a month, a
minimum of 100 hours flight time, various benefits and so forth. This
was not to be the case." [J. R. Campbell]
"...but then when some of these hundreds of articles hit the campus,
there was an attempt to get rid of me. The President of the college was
running for governor that year." [J. R. Campbell, quoted by Dr. Powers]
"... for the first few months things were fairly good, despite the fact
that I did refuse several flights by Mr. Brown, considering the fact
that his 135 Certificate was dropped, and these were of an air charter
nature." [J. R. Campbell]
"...The first thing that we did was to tell him why we were here and of
the problems with Daniel Webster College. And, immediately Mr. Campbell
says that what Daniel Webster College is doing to him was a felony and
he currently engaged an attorney in Nashua and had a lawsuit against
Daniel Webster College." [Sandra Taylor, FAA]
"I got stuck in this clink with a group of homosexuals, murderers and
petty thieves." [J. R. Campbell]
"Larry Brown was supposedly a friend." [J. R. Campbell]
"Specifically, I couldn't stand him and he couldn't stand me. The
causes, in my opinion [include]... my refusal to cover for him on a few
matters with his wife; my refusal to cover on some 135 instances, and
so forth; also some questions on maintenance...." [J. R.
Campbell]
"Western Piper specifically -- I was promised a lot and given very
little. " [J. R. Campbell]
"...I really question the methods and how this information was
accrued." [J. R. Campbell]
"I brought [it] up because one of the policemen took this whole thing
as a personal vendetta..." [J. R. Campbell]
You will note that his claims...and most particularly, the *implied*
claims of illegality, immorality, being lied to, etc...are almost
identical to what appears in US AVIATOR and its associated web page.
Look for some of his current favorite phases and themes... "Supposedly
a friend", "Vendetta", attacking him to cover up their own illegal
operations, etc.
Again, I have no legal or medical background or expertise. But I am
convinced that there is something seriously wrong with James. R.
Campbell.
I base my opinion on personal interaction; the things he said to me vs.
the things I was able to determine on my own. The transcript itself
entered into the picture somewhat late in my interaction with Campbell.
I didn't try to obtain it until after Campbell had told me that it was
a forgery...."Real NTSB cases don't being with 'SE'," he said. Not
true, of course. During the same conversation, he'd threaten to sue me
if I ever told anyone about the contents of the supposed "Forgery." At
THAT point I contacted the NTSB to get a copy of the findings...merely
to find out whether I was at legal risk.
The transcript, on its own, probably wouldn't have completely convinced
me. But the fact that he would lie to me about something so easily
disprovable absolutely stunned me. That he had problems earlier in his
life was neither here nor there...people change. But I saw no rational
reason for his rather stupid lie...other than as a manifestation of the
ability to "...manipulate others, many times through very devious
devices -- either by outright lies, by charm itself, or sometimes by
intimidation."
So, what does it all mean?
If Campbell *is* still suffering from the personality disorders
diagnosed in 1980...it would mean, in my opinion, that he is totally
unsuited to be a journalist. The man, back then, was an uncontrollable
liar. If I'm right, it means he's *especially* unsuited to be
journalist-publisher, with no one able to exert ethical control over
him.
Several of the cases where he has displayed poor journalistic ethics
have been explained on the net...a big editorial aimed primarily at the
marketing director of a particular homebuilt company, WITHOUT revealing
that the woman in question was his former fiancée who'd left him,
calling a legal action taken by another kitplane company "quasi-legal"
and "semi-sneaky" WITHOUT revealing that he, himself, was one of the
named targets of the action, etc.
Until either of the two current libel actions come to trial, NTSB SE-
4661 is the watershed of the Campbell controversy. If you believe the
FAA's action was justified *then*, the conclusion that Campbell still
suffers from the same Personality Disorders is fairly inescapable. His
1980 personality, as revealed by the transcript, is, in my opinion, too
similar to his 1997 one.
If you're curious...read the transcript. There is some material in
Campbell's favor there. You may come to the conclusion that the FAA's
actions were incorrect. After all, the FAA did give him his medical
back in 1983.
But then, Campbell doesn't claim he was cured in those three years...he
claims that the FAA admitted they made a mistake. In this very
newsgroup, Campbell claimed that the FAA had told him to respond to
medical questionnaires, etc. as if the suspension had never happened.
I agree someone who was employed by the FAA may have made such a
comment...but no one in the medical or enforcement branch. In other
words, no one who was legally empowered to authorize such behavior by
Campbell.
We are then left with two options: The FAA made a mistake in taking
away his medical, OR a mistake in giving it back.
If you believe the FAA was wrong when they took his medical away...then
the NTSB judge and the FAA were either incompetent or corrupt, and the
two testifying psychiatrists were either quacks or perjured themselves.
The various employers who had reported Campbell were therefore all bent
on political gain or hiding their illegal or immoral activities. In
the years since he got his medical back, Campbell was then plagued by
Federal and local (Florida, West Virginia, Idaho, California, Arkansas,
Texas, Wisconsin, Maryland, etc.) police officials and District
Attorneys who refused to arrest and prosecute thieves, forgers,
murderers (yes, he has accused someone of murder) and terrorists (per
his web page) identified by Campbell, and that people ranging from
semi-retired attorneys to engineers to college teachers were unethical,
greedy, rape-plotting conspirators whose Bar Associations, editors,
ISPs and employers turn a blind eye to their nefarious ways.
Or...you can believe the FAA was right in 1980. In which case, all the
"troubles" reported by James R. Campbell are merely products of the
mental illness diagnosed in 1980. And that he got his medical back by
applying those abilities to "manipulate" and "charm" people so well
documented in SE-4661.
Occam's Razor, anyone?
B25flyer
RON.......(just had to add them), YOU GO BOY!!!! I could not have summarized it
better myself.
So, the likes of a Chuck Chandler, DID YOU READ THIS? Do you get the picture?
And since his Zoomness does not PERUSE RAH anymore, I will add the following.
My personal beef with James R. Campbell has to do with what he did to Laurel.
She left him ,PERIOD, because he was NUTS, a PSHYCO, and a lying SOB. He
stalked her, made false claims to the police that she had been kidnapped,
tried to have her arrested at OSH 94 on a false claim about stolen property,
which was returned to HER by the WCSO, because Jim Campbell LIED, and I have a
copy of his VERY SICK phone calls to her answering machine that would make 99%
of you barf. And if you read the July 94, (I think) issue of USA you will read
about how terrible she is as a person .
Look people, those that know Laurel understand all of this. She was young and
got taken in by PSHYCO BOY. It was not unlike some people mentioned in the
transcript from SE-4661. The same thing happened to Vicki, she got hoodwinked
by all of his lies and BS. She had enough balls to get a divorce and get away
from him. Yes she has had to pay for all this.His zoomness has blamed her for
the demise of USA!! Oh isn't that special??
Just so everyone gets this straight, and so zoomie has something to take into a
court room, with all of his BS the last several years and what he has done to
some very good friends of mine, I will not stop letting the world know that he
is a fake, a fraud, a pshyco, and a lier. And I will not rest and will not
stop telling you on RAH and the rest of the people that are involved in
experimental/homebuilt, ultralight, kitplanes, antique/classic, warbirds, that
he....James Campbell ... is the dumbest, most dangerous person in aviation.
And if you have a problem with this!!!! Just talk to Vicki or Laurel, or Det.
Outlaw, Trooper Steve Tisch, Jamie Beckett, Al Staats, Bill Robie, Don
Pearsall, Ron W. Happy Miles, Tony Pucillo, Sandy Taylor of the FAA , Charlie
Porter, Billy Henderson from S&F, Bill Ickhoff from S&F, Dan Grunloh, and a
BUNCH of others that are too many to mention.
I will put it on the line, BECAUSE OF WHAT HE PUT LAUREL through, I will not
rest until he is out of aviation all together, and is pushing a Albertsons
grocery cart, OR gets help. And I do not see the later being part of the
option because he still tell's people to this day that he flew 747's and flew
in Africa and was an EMT.
So Jim, when you read this and try to make a big case for your self as the
SAVIOR of aviation. Just remeber, SOME of us out here really know who and what
you are. SO TAKE THIS TO COURT BUBBA and I will meet you there and tell the
world who you really are.
Walt
ps. I hope he sues me. It would be fun!!!
nospam...@planet.net
> b25f...@aol.com (B25flyer) writes:
> So Jim, when you read this and try to make a big case for your self as the
> SAVIOR of aviation. Just remeber, SOME of us out here really know who and what
> you are. SO TAKE THIS TO COURT BUBBA and I will meet you there and tell the
> world who you really are.
>
> Walt
>
> ps. I hope he sues me. It would be fun!!!
Hmmm...In the future, please don't be shy.
Tell us how you REALLY feel...
;-)
DS
PPlous
Mr. Wanttaja,
This is some very disturbing info on Mr. Campbell. I have always thought his
flight reports and analysis of aircraft to be entertaining and accurate in
that they jive with reports from benchmark publications such as Kitplanes and
Sport Aviation. His complaints about homebuilts are more often centered on
the company producing the aircraft, not the aircraft itself (witness the
problem he had with RANS - an EXCEPTIONAL aircraft company by all other
accounts - the Capella design, and a few others). I have noticed that Skystar
and a few others no longer advertise in USA, but Neico and a few others still
do. No conclusions from that, I think.
I had dismissed his vitriol as a personal problem with Mr. Miles, et al, but I
now have another part of the story. Instead of outraged, I am saddened.
BTW, I really enjoyed your flight report on the RV-8 in the latest issue of
Kitplanes! The folks at Stoddard/Hamilton probably don't like you very much;
the RV-6 is a direct competitor, and now that a more fighter-like RV (with
tons of room) is available, Glasair may suffer! Any advise you have, or can
direct me to, in building an RV-8 would be appreciated.
Preston Plous
Daniel Grunloh
In article <63vhr6$e...@umbc7.umbc.edu>, ro...@umbc.edu (Bill Robie) wrote:
>Or you can just go on believing that he is telling the truth, and that
>everyone from the US Government through dozens of otherwise credible
>(and previously unrelated) people have suddenly banded together, for no
>good reason, to tell lies about him and to make his life miserable.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
The zoomer imagines it is a small group of gangsters and
crooks that conspire to prevent him from exposing the truth.
A few bad people who want to "get even", have managed to
bring down a successful aviation magazine.
Yeah, that's the ticket. :-)
-------------------------
--Daniel Grunloh (gru...@uiuc.edu)
--University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana
--http://www.staff.uiuc.edu/~grunloh - Home of the Ultralight FAQ
Badwater Bill
On 10 Nov 1997 04:05:30 GMT, b25f...@aol.com (B25flyer) wrote:
>So Jim, when you read this and try to make a big case for your self as the
> SAVIOR of aviation. Just remeber, SOME of us out here really know who and what
> you are. SO TAKE THIS TO COURT BUBBA and I will meet you there and tell the
> world who you really are.
>
>Walt
>
>ps. I hope he sues me. It would be fun!!!
God Damn!
I like you Walt! Shit. You and me could be real buds! I'll buy you
all the beer you can hold at the next fly-in we're at together!!
I love a good law suit or a good war as much as the next fella!
Badwater Bill
Tony P.
Ron:
Thank you. That was probably the most thoughtful and detailed BRIEF
summary of a sample of Mr. Campbell's behavior and history I have ever
seen, and I for one am aware of just how much effort must go into
relating those specifics accurately. No wonder I always enjoy your
writing so much.
For what it's worth, I have a copy of the NTSB transcript I will send
to anyone who wants it. In zipped format, it's about 100 or 120K. Like
you, I have taken the trouble to verify the genuineness of this one and
a few others by crosschecking.
Also under the "for what it's worth" heading, Mr. Campbell (or more
properly, perhaps, Mr. Campbell and his company) once filed a lawsuit
alleging that a couple of individuals were spreading false and
defamatory matter about him. Attached to the complaint as false items
being distributed were -- guess what -- the NTSB ruling and a copy of
the "Dr. Zoom" article relating his imposture as a physician in
Oklahoma. It appears he at least convinced some lawyer that he was
prepared to go into a courtroom and claim they were both phonied up or
about somebody else.
I wonder if this may have been about the same time he was threatening
you with suit for referring to it?
In any case, when the Defendants' attorney submitted Requests for
Admission (a mechanism under the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure
whereby an adversary may be forced to admit or deny the truth of
specific matters under penalty of certain sanctions for bad faith
denial) essentially demanding he admit the genuineness of the contents
of the NTSB order, no timely response was made and his lawyer withdrew
from representation. Again, this is simply public record and anybody
who wants it may have a copy.
What is most frightening to me is that, even as we sit here, reports
continue to filter in that Mr. Campbell continues to show up among
groups of people who do not know his reputation and tell some of the
same lies he has recycled for years.
I won't be commenting very much publicly over the next couple of months
on Mr. Campbell's behavior and stories because I will be heavily
involved in trying to get to the actual truth about those aspects of Mr.
Campbell's history and behavior that are relevant to judicial
proceedings.
Everyone seems to have "Zoom stories" involving his oddball behavior
and unbelievable claims, but I am sincerely trying to compile actual
firsthand testimony as to each pertinent event. As Mr. Wanttaja's
comments may convey, there is such a huge body of information out there
arising from a 20-year or more course of behavior that any compilation
can only be a sampling and is still an immense task.
I will not comment much publicly on pending litigation. While it is
ethically permissible to comment on ongoing litigation under current
decisions (just watch TV if you have any doubt), I have always felt that
at least comments pertaining to the litigation itself (other than
general descriptions of claims and defenses of matter filed) and its
merits are best made in the courtroom and not in the media. There is no
reason, ethically or otherwise, that a lawyer who happens to be involved
in litigation may not comment on or discuss the individuals INVOLVED in
that litigation or any subject pertinent TO them. However I feel that
comments about the allegations made in litigation, expected outcomes and
the merits of the case itself are best made privately if at all. This
is especially true where I may be representing someone other than
myself.
It will be bad enough that Mr. Campbell feels the need to try his
disputes in print rather than in court. I may be forced to comment on
rare occasions if only to dispel utter nonsense being issued from Winter
Haven but would prefer not.
For those with whom I have corresponded previously and who are
interested I will try as I am able to respond to private inquiries, at
least generally. I may also comment on the "Zoom" situation or the
individual as the mood strikes and as I have time.
Tony P.
Carl:
Actually, I think the condition is caused by a DNA defect (that's
DE-oxy-RIBALD-nucleic acid. Happens when you gene-splice a toad.
John Ousterhout
>I love a good law suit or a good war as much as the next fella!
>
>Badwater Bill
With all respect (thank you Scott Adams) "good lawsuit" and "good
war" are oxymorons. However "Badwater Bill" is most certainly not an
oxymoron.
grabbing my nomex suit.
- John -
Carl A. Johansson
Funk and Wagnal deffinition:
Deoxymoron - A semi permanent condition where the affected exhibbits all
of the classical symptoms of the medical classification - Moron.
Inevitably the condition is brought on by the denial of oxygen to the
brain - hence the term De - Oxy - Moron.
The best Known example is the Notorius BadWater Bill - a self made
renegade of epic (physical) proportions, whose behavior can only be
described as Moronic, disgusting, and usually entertaining and
hillarious.
Hey BWB ya know I'm just kidding, at least I better be, because I'm
coming down for a visit tommorrow
Carl Johansson
me
On Tue, 11 Nov 1997 19:51:34 -0800, "Tony P." <ae...@mail.idt.net>
wrote:
>Carl:
>
> Actually, I think the condition is caused by a DNA defect (that's
>DE-oxy-RIBALD-nucleic acid. Happens when you gene-splice a toad.
>
> Tony Pucillo
>
I thought jean splicing was putting patches on the knee's?
Chuck Rush
No Jean splicing is what happens when you combine the movies "Texas Chainsaw
Massacre" and "Young Frankenstein"...
--
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Bill Robie
In article <19971110160...@ladder01.news.aol.com>,
PPlous <ppl...@aol.com> wrote:
[...]
> His complaints about homebuilts are more often centered on
> the company producing the aircraft, not the aircraft itself (witness the
> problem he had with RANS - an EXCEPTIONAL aircraft company by all other
> accounts - the Capella design, and a few others).
[...]
A pretty fair observation, I'd say. Likewise, you'll note a complete
lack of verifiable data for the claims that typically read something
like, "We've received quite a number of customer complaints about
company X". From my observation this has always, in the past, been
done without revealing just how many complaints "quite a number"
constitutes, whether they were from different people (or several from
one person), or just what a "complaint" is (if you go to an airshow
and ask an owner of X if they are 100% satisfied, and they respond
that it took them 20 hrs longer to build than the published estimate,
does that constitute a "complaint". . .perhaps "false advertising"
or "misleading construction times"?).
Although people who make complaints to other publications generally
seem more than willing to have their names published (letters to ed.),
Campbell's readers are the conspicuous exception. I don't recall ever
seeing a name attached to a complaint reported in one of these
customer satisfaction reports, and yet this very newsgroup has
shown that those who are truly dissatisfied don't mind letting
people know who they are (re: the current Aircraft Spruce threads).
It has never bothered me when Campbell gave his opinion on how a
certain plane handled in the air (presuming that he actually flew
it). From the little bit of basis that I have to make comparisons,
Campbell indeed did a good job of that. But I feel that the magazine
lapsed into a complete lack of journalistic integrity when it would
present what were purported to be customer satisfaction reports
that were neither quantified nor verified--and could just as easily
have been fabrication as fact.
Given Campbell's documented background for misrepresentation of facts
and his well-known propensity toward "pissing matches", it isn't
hard for me to believe that negative reports about *any* company
might very well be the byproduct of his actually waging the kind
of "vendetta" against someone that he is always claiming as his own
cause of victimization.
Bill Robie
Ronald James Wanttaja
>
>BTW, I really enjoyed your flight report on the RV-8 in the latest issue of
> Kitplanes! The folks at Stoddard/Hamilton probably don't like you very much;
> the RV-6 is a direct competitor, and now that a more fighter-like RV (with
> tons of room) is available, Glasair may suffer!
Well, considering the fact that I've written three articles about
Stoddard-Hamiliton's OTHER major product, I guess they won't hate me too
bad. Nothing "special" about doing articles on both the GlaStar and the
RV-8...I happen to live in the same general part of the country. The
"six hours on the road trip" I refer to at the end of the article was a
trip to visit another semi-local manufacturer to write a "tag-team"
article with the editor of another magazine. We got a LOT of homebuilt
companies up here in the Pacific Northwest.
Someday, when I finally shake free of the War of 1812 (Free Trade and
Sailor's Rights!), I hope to build an RV-8. 'Til then, I have to be
satisfied with the next best thing. (1/2 :-)
> Any advise you have, or can direct me to, in building an RV-8 would be
> appreciated.
The RV line has about the best builder network out there. The factory
should be able to put you in contact with other local builders. And
when those with -4s and -6s learn you've got an -8 a'building, you'll
have no end of knowledgable builders showing up to look.