Pennsylvania To Require 2 Locks On GA Aircraft Under Threat Of Criminal Penalties

Remember when former Pennsylvania senator Rick Santorum (R) proposed
that the National Weather Service remove the information it provides
on its web site, so that Pennsylvania based Accuweather could provide
it at a fee?* Well, here's another illogical imposition on GA
proposed by that state:


http://www.aopa.org/advocacy/article.../080306pa.html
AOPA seeks member support to oppose two-lock rule
By AOPA ePublishing staff

There are no laws requiring you to lock up your car, your RV, or,
in many states, your guns. But lawmakers in Pennsylvania want to
require not one, but two, locks for all general aviation aircraft
and create criminal penalties for failing to use them—a move AOPA
strongly opposes.

In a March 5 letter** to the House Transportation Committee, AOPA
reminded lawmakers that the federal government has determined that
GA is not a threat and that GA aircraft are infrequently stolen.

AOPA also has contacted members in key districts, asking them to
urge their state representatives to oppose the measure. AOPA will
testify against the draft bill during a planned March 11 hearing.

“Criminalizing failure to lock your aircraft is an outrageous
overreaction to security concerns,” said AOPA Vice President of
Regional Affairs Greg Pecoraro. “This level of government
intrusion is unacceptable and far exceeds the legitimate needs of
general aviation security.”

AOPA and the federal Transportation Security Administration have
partnered to promote GA security using the “Lock up, Look Out”
message of the Airport Watch program. The program strongly
recommends, but does not mandate, that pilots lock their aircraft.

March 6, 2008



*
http://groups.google.com/group/rec.a...78183d40524510


** http://www.aopa.org/advocacy/article...pa-letter.html