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Giving resolution of this matter some thought. In my opinion the honorable
thing would be for the PIC of the C150 to apologize to the pilot community
(through AOPA), voluntarily give up flying and return his certificates to
the FAA. No hearings, no lawyers, no further fuss. He should hang his head
in shame. I also believe, as was stated earlier, that "shunning" is an
appropriate response from the aviation community towards this individual who
seems very deficient in navigating skills. Another interesting question.
What did his last BFR consist of? Does he not know how to navigate or did he
demonstrate that he could plot an appropriate course and just not follow
that training on Wednesday?



And while he's at it he should sacrifice one of his children in a propellor
blade! Come on - let the one who has never gotten lost on a VFR cross-country
cast the first Narco radio!

It's likely he will get a certificate suspension, which I feel is
appropriate, and I'm probably not alone. It would be a great gesture if he
could use his 30 or 90-day no-fly time to participate in an AOPA airspace
awareness program, as this would allow AOPA to use the event for some
constructive publicity to try to turn around some of the negative.

We need to place airspace awareness at a higher level of importance in our
flight planning. In Europe, there is Class "A" (not B) airspace around some
major cities, and you can bet students and beginning pilots do not bust it
often. They learn early on how important it is - and that they will be
guaranteed to have their ticket pulled if they enter it. So "knowing I'm NOT
in the ADIZ, or heading into it" is more important than "knowing exactly
where I am", at any given instant. If I'm not violating the ADIZ, then I have
some time to figure out my position. Check that first. When planning, find a
few landmarks (if you're against radionavigation, or your airplane is) to
help you steer clear, then breathe easy and enjoy the scenery. If your blood
pressure doesn't go up a click or two, and prompt a quick scan of all your
navigation devices as soon as you come near it, then you're not taking it
seriously enough.

We've got no choice. They've shown they're serious about it - and if we don't
get the violation rate way down (like 0) very fast we will be facing new
regulations, and it will not taste sweet.

G Faris