[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 74 (Tuesday, June 7, 2005)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Pages E1145-E1146] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] HONORING THE AVIATION FEATS OF ROBERT ``HOOT'' GIBSON ______ 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. [[Page E1146]] Once again, I congratulate him for an outstanding military career and for his contributions to this Nation's space program. ____________________