On Fri, 15 Sep 2006 17:04:42 -0400, Margy Natalie
wrote in :

I also don't risk getting a speeding ticket with the Navion.

That is a significant benefit on Interstate 5 along the California
coast.

The California Highway Patrol runs an aerial speed trap between Paso
Robles and San Luis Obispo. The solo officer (Marlin Verin*) piloting
the C-206 issued ten citations in an hour and forty-five minutes (1
every 10.5 minutes average) on June 8th. He does this by matching his
ground speed to the vehicle he's pacing, and then clocking his time
through a measured mile on the ground. But speed traps, and any
evidence obtained through their use, are specifically prohibited by
several sections of the CVC.**

San Luis Obispo County is sparsely populated (by comparison to LA or
SF), so in order to defend yourself, you have to make long road trips
to the courthouse from the county in which you reside. It's not
difficult to win an acquittal, but the inconvenience is a poppa india
tango alpha.



* http://www.geocities.com/eaa170/nl/O...Newsletter.pdf

** http://www.dmv.ca.gov/pubs/vctop/vc/tocd17c3a1.htm