Thank you AOPA!

[Marco Rispoli]

http://dmses.dot.gov/docimages/pdf90/297867_web.pdf

<quote>AOPA requests that the TSA suspend the compliance date ... and work
with the industry to develop constructive ideas for implementing a rule that
meets the congressional intent and minimizes its impact on pilots and the
flight training community<end quote>

I don't know if anyone will heed this document in the TSA, but for what it's
worth, thank you AOPA for standing up for all of us.

PS: 85,000 resident aliens ... that's a lot of us. Didn't think we were that
many.

--
Marco Rispoli - NJ, USA / PP-ASEL
My on-line aviation community -> http://www.thepilotlounge.com

[Peter MacPherson]

Excellent! Glad to see AOPA fighting this nonsense.

Pete

"Marco Rispoli" > wrote in message
t...
> http://dmses.dot.gov/docimages/pdf90/297867_web.pdf
>
> <quote>AOPA requests that the TSA suspend the compliance date ... and work
> with the industry to develop constructive ideas for implementing a rule
> that
> meets the congressional intent and minimizes its impact on pilots and the
> flight training community<end quote>
>
> I don't know if anyone will heed this document in the TSA, but for what
> it's
> worth, thank you AOPA for standing up for all of us.
>
> PS: 85,000 resident aliens ... that's a lot of us. Didn't think we were
> that
> many.
>
> --
> Marco Rispoli - NJ, USA / PP-ASEL
> My on-line aviation community -> http://www.thepilotlounge.com
>
>

[Cub Driver]

On Tue, 28 Sep 2004 22:28:25 GMT, "Marco Rispoli"
> wrote:

>85,000 resident aliens ... that's a lot of us.

Includes my son-in-law! That makes my granddaughters British citizens,
so we fly two flags off the dock.

I'm astonished that you're so few. Sure you didn't omit a digit?

all the best -- Dan Ford
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[Brian Downing]

In article >,
Cub Driver > wrote:
> On Tue, 28 Sep 2004 22:28:25 GMT, "Marco Rispoli"
> > wrote:
>
> >85,000 resident aliens ... that's a lot of us.
>
> Includes my son-in-law! That makes my granddaughters British citizens,
> so we fly two flags off the dock.
>
> I'm astonished that you're so few. Sure you didn't omit a digit?

I think that's 85,000 resident aliens with U.S. pilot certificates,
which is a good chunk indeed of the 650,000 total U.S. pilots.

-bcd
--
*** Brian Downing <bdowning at lavos dot net>

[David Brooks]

"Brian Downing" > wrote in message
news:mNz6d.177835$3l3.14144@attbi_s03...
> In article >,
> Cub Driver > wrote:
> > On Tue, 28 Sep 2004 22:28:25 GMT, "Marco Rispoli"
> > > wrote:
> >
> > >85,000 resident aliens ... that's a lot of us.
> >
> > Includes my son-in-law! That makes my granddaughters British citizens,
> > so we fly two flags off the dock.
> >
> > I'm astonished that you're so few. Sure you didn't omit a digit?
>
> I think that's 85,000 resident aliens with U.S. pilot certificates,
> which is a good chunk indeed of the 650,000 total U.S. pilots.

In 2002 there were 11,451,000 RA's total in the US, according to USCIS.

-- David Brooks