ABC sticks it to GA security...

Just seen on Monday's World News Tonight...

Gaping holes!
Lax Security!

Nothing like some sensationalism without BALANCE..

Dave

In article .net,
says...
Just seen on Monday's World News Tonight...

Gaping holes!
Lax Security!

Nothing like some sensationalism without BALANCE..

Dave



It's the latest way that those hundreds of sleeper cells are going to
get us. Ultralights, scuba divers in ports, crop dusters, limosines,
fuel trucks --- four or five new ways each week for years that they are
coming to kill us. It does seem strange though, that as willing as they
are to lose "martyrs for the cause", with all those sleeper cells, not
one crazed terrorist has made the attempt in the US in years. You'd
think they could take down a portajohn or something. Must be that rock
solid airport security that scares them off, or the fear of our death
penalty. We did have one terrorist attack since 9/11. It was that
anthrax deal that killed several people. No arrest. Strange we don't
hear about what's up with that. It's off the radar, and GA is on it.
Gotta go duct tape the house in polyethelene.

wrote in message th.net...
In article .net,
says...
Just seen on Monday's World News Tonight...

Gaping holes!
Lax Security!

Nothing like some sensationalism without BALANCE..

Dave



It's the latest way that those hundreds of sleeper cells are going to
get us. Ultralights, scuba divers in ports, crop dusters, limosines,
fuel trucks --- four or five new ways each week for years that they are
coming to kill us. It does seem strange though, that as willing as they
are to lose "martyrs for the cause", with all those sleeper cells, not
one crazed terrorist has made the attempt in the US in years. You'd
think they could take down a portajohn or something. Must be that rock
solid airport security that scares them off, or the fear of our death
penalty. We did have one terrorist attack since 9/11. It was that
anthrax deal that killed several people. No arrest. Strange we don't
hear about what's up with that. It's off the radar, and GA is on it.
Gotta go duct tape the house in polyethelene.


Hmmm, how many murders in NYC last month, or traffic deaths in Georgia? Off the screen, didn't happen, not news, no
advertising revenue, forget about it...

Did you hear what they said?

NBC: 1 Cessna + 200 lb of fertelizer = Oklahoma bombing.

ABC: 1 small plane + several lb of C4 = Serious destruction

Wow, serious stuff.... But it seems using a Honda Civic + the same
amount of bomb material will be much easier than using a GA plane.
Unless those targets that are un-accessible by cars, such as White
House. That's why we have ADIZ.

It is a tough issue to deal with.... Just like buying a virus
protection software. It will never protect you from the latest virus
attack, no mater how much money you spend, until someone become a
victim.

"cpu" wrote in message
oups.com...
Did you hear what they said?

NBC: 1 Cessna + 200 lb of fertelizer = Oklahoma bombing.



Really?

The Oklahoma bomb was described as a "massive truck bomb" in a rented Ryder
truck.
A quote:

The FBI also changed the size of the bomb numerous times. They originally
claimed that it weighed 1,200 pounds, upgraded that figure to 2,000 pounds,
then to 4,000 pounds, and finally, they issued a press release stating that
the bomb weighed 4800 pounds.

:unquote

There is also some evidence that if was something much more than just
fertilizer and fuel, because similar large fertilizer and fuel bombs had
done much less damage in the past.... but then you can read the conspiracy
theories all over the internet for yourselves.

On 14 Mar 2005 21:51:36 -0800, "cpu" wrote in
.com::

Did you hear what they said?

NBC: 1 Cessna + 200 lb of fertelizer = Oklahoma bombing.

Doesn't that estimate overlook 55 gallon drums of diesel fuel?


ABC: 1 small plane + several lb of C4 = Serious destruction

I would imagine several pounds of C4 or any of several other
explosives could be as easily deployed by many many other means as by
light aircraft. What is the principal difference between those other
means and singling out light aircraft?

Wow, serious stuff....

I can't believe the TSA & FBI originated those numbers.

But it seems using a Honda Civic + the same amount of bomb material
will be much easier than using a GA plane.

It smells like the airlines are behind this absurd GA alleged
insecurity pseudo issue. Perhaps it's time for the media to make a
distinction between heavily fuel laden biz-jets and four-place bug
smashes. Otherwise, the media hype' of this issue smacks of fear
mongering.

Larry Dighera wrote:

What is the principal difference between those other
means and singling out light aircraft?

Public ignorance. They're comfortable with trucks, but the vast majority of
them don't understand aviation. That makes it easy to convince them we're
nothing but spoiled rich brats playing with our expensive toys.

It also makes it easy to convince them that the threat of a small plane
carrying a ferti-diesel-lizer bomb is feasible.

It smells like the airlines are behind this absurd GA alleged
insecurity pseudo issue. Perhaps it's time for the media to make a
distinction between heavily fuel laden biz-jets and four-place bug
smashes.

I don't know whether the airlines are behind this. After all, what would
they have to gain? But it is easy to conjure any number of conspiracies
about who could have something to gain by scaring the public about aviation
security and those small planes, in particular. Bureaucratic
self-preservation is one, for instance.

Otherwise, the media hype' of this issue smacks of fear
mongering.

Of course it is.

--
John T
http://tknowlogy.com/TknoFlyer
http://www.pocketgear.com/products_s...veloperid=4415
____________________

On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 09:53:41 -0500, "John T" wrote in
: :

I don't know whether the airlines are behind this. After all, what would
they have to gain?

Consider the fact that airline passengers must now submit to long
lines for degrading security inspections, wait for protracted periods
to meet airline schedules, and be treated like cattle. Contrast that
with the corporate or charter biz-jet GA experience. I would expect
airlines to fear loosing high paying business class customers to the
more flexible, more comfortable and less invasive GA fleet.

Larry Dighera wrote:

Consider the fact that airline passengers must now submit to long
lines for degrading security inspections, wait for protracted periods
to meet airline schedules, and be treated like cattle. Contrast that
with the corporate or charter biz-jet GA experience. I would expect
airlines to fear loosing high paying business class customers to the
more flexible, more comfortable and less invasive GA fleet.

Plausible, but I think unlikely, theory. I seriously doubt there has been a
very large movement of business travelers to charter/bizjets. Sure, there
are the corporate executives who can occasionally make the justification of
paying the still relatively exorbitant rates for private flights, but
economic pressures still make waiting in the cattle chutes more feasible for
the majority of business travelers.

--
John T
http://tknowlogy.com/TknoFlyer
http://www.pocketgear.com/products_s...veloperid=4415
____________________

Actualy I believe the reason the Oklahoma bombing was soo destructive was
not so much the power of the bomb but rather a structural flaw in the design
of the building. The truck was parked under a ground level parkade and when
detonated actualy lifted part of the building and one of the main horizontal
supports was not connected to the rest of the structure. This main support
then fell inward from the force of the blast when the weight of the building
was no longer holding it in place. Once the pressure from the blast had
dissipated, the floors above, now without any support came crashing down. If
the main horizontal support had been fastend to the building the destruction
may not have been as severe!


However things like this and 9/11 bring on the fear mongering by (uneducated
or ignorant) john q public and our goverments hell bent on control. Which in
turn then takes away more of our rights and feedoms that our fore fathers
fought so hard to protect.

Flying is just plane fun and something I enjoy immensley. I really get bent
out of shape whenever someone starts shouting that the sky is falling and
the plane are full of terroists!

LOL. well that is my rant for today. Hope everyones day here is full of
clear skies and strong tail winds.

Gary


"Icebound" wrote in message
...

"cpu" wrote in message
oups.com...
Did you hear what they said?

NBC: 1 Cessna + 200 lb of fertelizer = Oklahoma bombing.



Really?

The Oklahoma bomb was described as a "massive truck bomb" in a rented
Ryder
truck.
A quote:

The FBI also changed the size of the bomb numerous times. They originally
claimed that it weighed 1,200 pounds, upgraded that figure to 2,000
pounds,
then to 4,000 pounds, and finally, they issued a press release stating
that
the bomb weighed 4800 pounds.

:unquote

There is also some evidence that if was something much more than just
fertilizer and fuel, because similar large fertilizer and fuel bombs had
done much less damage in the past.... but then you can read the conspiracy
theories all over the internet for yourselves.