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Old October 12th 06, 05:17 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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Ron wrote:
They either find an interviewee
who will say something "relevant," or they give up the on-air thing.


I saw that clip on CNN where they were making a case that these small
GA airports where not up to spec on security measures making it seem
like anyone can get into a plane and ram it into a building. What the
%@!& !!! Like you can't load a Rider truck with ammonium nitrate and
blow up a building? So we are to screen everyone owning and renting
out trucks or just pick on GA?

Tien

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Old October 12th 06, 07:28 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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Ron wrote:
They either find an interviewee
who will say something "relevant," or they give up the on-air thing.


I saw that clip on CNN where they were making a case that these small
GA airports where not up to spec on security measures making it seem
like anyone can get into a plane and ram it into a building. What the
%@!& !!! Like you can't load a Rider truck with ammonium nitrate and
blow up a building? So we are to screen everyone owning and renting
out trucks or just pick on GA?

http://boortz.com/nuze/200610/10122006.html#crash



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Old October 12th 06, 10:48 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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I think this again makes a good case again that light aircraft just aren't
very good terrorist weapons. Look what happened. The two pilots got
killed. No one on the ground was killed (yeah, a few were injured). Even
the people IN the apartment that was hit got out (yeah, they were probably
lucky). The plane was apparently starting a long cross country, so the
tanks were presumably full. Even with full tanks the fire was out in 20
minutes. Most of the plane fell out of the hole it made. The engine and
prop were the only major parts that stayed in the building. At most, five
or six apartments were affected. The building is still standing with little
damage. Every day in New York, cars leave the road and mow down a
pedestrian or two, sometimes more. It makes the news. If I were planning
to make a big terrorist statement, I'd do what Timothy McVeigh did, fill a
large truck with explosives and drive it into town. About the last thing
I'd choose would be my Archer.

Like the kid in Tampa, little planes against buildings are more like a bug
on a windshield. The fire made it a bit worse, but still minor compared
with Oklahoma City.

--
Bob (Chief Pilot, White Knuckle Airways)


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Ron wrote:
They either find an interviewee
who will say something "relevant," or they give up the on-air thing.


I saw that clip on CNN where they were making a case that these small
GA airports where not up to spec on security measures making it seem
like anyone can get into a plane and ram it into a building. What the
%@!& !!! Like you can't load a Rider truck with ammonium nitrate and
blow up a building? So we are to screen everyone owning and renting
out trucks or just pick on GA?

Tien



 




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