Agents to quiz Bush 'visit' pilot - BBC News

The married woman of a airplane pilot held after landing his airplane near United States President Saint George Bush's spread states her hubby is certain he did not travel into restricted airspace.

Kirstie Kirk, of St Donats, Valley of Glamorgan, said she hoped United States functionaries realised her "eccentric" hubby wanted to go forth a give thanks you observe at the ranch.

Maurice Kirk was held in a psychiatrical unit of measurement after sheriffs detained him proceedings after he landed in a field.

The 62-year-old is expected to be questioned by United States particular services.

He have been in detention since last Friday followers his unannounced landing in a McLennan County farmer's field some six statute miles from the president's Thomas Crawford ranch.

He was first accused of being intoxicated because his arthritis meant he could not walk a consecutive line.

He's somewhat bizarre and I don't cognize what the Americans would do of him

Kirstie Kirk, pilot's wife

Then he was taken away for psychiatrical assessment.

Mr Kirk, who names himself the "Flying Vet", although he was struck off six old age ago, is engaged in a solo round-the-world flight challenge.

In February he had to ditch his 65-year-old aircraft Autonomy Girl in the Atlantic Ocean ocean off the Black Friar Republic, when he was rescued by United States coastguards.

Mrs Kirk said her hubby wanted to give thanks Mister Shrub for his deliverance from the shark-inhabited Waters and said he was adamantine he did not isolated into the prohibited zone around the ranch.

She said: "He just loves flying. He would have got been flying on South [to South America] had he not lost the aircraft.

Kirstie Kirk states she trusts functionaries understand her 'eccentric' husband

"He's somewhat bizarre and I don't cognize what the Americans would do of him. I don't cognize they would understand our sense of temper and slightly different manner of doing things.

"The fact that he is suspected of being a menace to the president, when he was quite safely outside the prohibition zone, is quite worrying.

"He told me he was going to go forth a give thanks you observe on the gate, which I make believe. I don't believe even Maurice would believe he could set down on the president's lawn, not without repercussions.

"It's quite typical he'd make something that would be a gesture."

"He is a very good airplane pilot for that kind of aircraft. He is a purist's pilot. An aviator.

"The kind of flying that Maurice makes is landing in Fields and small grass airstrips. He utilizes a airplane the manner some people utilize a athletics car, to acquire to things. He just loves flying."

Mrs Kirk, 48, said the couple flew around Eire in the Autonomy Girl for their honeymoon 10 old age ago.