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FAA grounds taunting banner plane
The FAA sent inspectors to check on a plane that towed a taunting banner
and claimed it had a seatbelt issue, grounding it: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100409/...s_banner_plane I'm glad to see that the FAA doesn't abuse their police powers when asked by the rich and politically connected to go find something, anything, to silence unwelcome but free speech, however one may disagree with it. I'm glad that didn't happen here. And kudos to the person on the ground who managed to see a problem with a seatbelt on the airplane (good eye!) and alerted the FAA to the unsafe condition. I'm sure the FAA inspectors had a specific reason to inspect the plane other than it carried a taunting banner. I'm sure the FAA would have been equally diligent to complaints of unsafe airplanes towing banners saying something like "Eat at Joe's". |
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FAA grounds taunting banner plane
"Jim Logajan" wrote in message .. . I'm sure the FAA would have been equally diligent to complaints of unsafe airplanes towing banners saying something like "Eat at Joe's". That looks like a clear abuse of power to me. Vaughn |
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FAA grounds taunting banner plane
On Apr 10, 12:15*pm, "vaughn" wrote:
"Jim Logajan" wrote in message .. . I'm sure the FAA would have been equally diligent to complaints of unsafe airplanes towing banners saying something like "Eat at Joe's". That looks like a clear abuse of power to me. Like being pulled over for driving while young ? |
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FAA grounds taunting banner plane
Jim Logajan writes:
I'm sure the FAA would have been equally diligent to complaints of unsafe airplanes towing banners saying something like "Eat at Joe's". A bad seat belt can lead a banner-towing aircraft to tragedy, just as surely as a politically-incorrect message. It's not like a failure to maintain a fleet of 737s, or ignoring ADs for a couple of 747s, or trivial stuff like that. This is a question of seat-belt conformance, which has the absolute highest priority with the FAA because of the fearsome danger it represents to aviation safety. |
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Dave Doe writes:
Just wondering how you'd know that. When's the last time you left the seat, due clear air turbulence, or when you where trying to join the mile high club and she leaned back onto the control yoke? I've seen first-hand what happens when people don't fasten their seat belts. |
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FAA grounds taunting banner plane
On Sat, 10 Apr 2010 14:31:22 +0200, Mxsmanic
wrote: Dave Doe writes: Just wondering how you'd know that. When's the last time you left the seat, due clear air turbulence, or when you where trying to join the mile high club and she leaned back onto the control yoke? I've seen first-hand what happens when people don't fasten their seat belts. I havent. could you demonstrate for me? Stealth Pilot |
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FAA grounds taunting banner plane
I've seen first-hand what happens when people don't fasten their seat belts. I havent. could you demonstrate for me? How about some extended knife edge flight in a breezey with no seat belt? -- Jim in NC |
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FAA grounds taunting banner plane
On Apr 10, 3:56*am, Mxsmanic wrote:
This is a question of seat-belt conformance, No, it's not and you are wrong once again. The issue was not the seat belt, it was someone's offense at free speech. The seat belt was an issue discovered after the fact, so once again, you're simply wrong. Ricky |
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FAA grounds taunting banner plane
Stealth Pilot writes:
I havent. could you demonstrate for me? I wasn't given a copy of the scans or x-ray images, as I was uninjured myself. |
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