FAA grounds taunting banner plane

Ari wrote:
On Sat, 10 Apr 2010 13:00:30 -0500, Jim Logajan wrote:
Looks like a couple readers may have missed the sardonic (or should I
say sarcastic or cynical) tone of your post. Much in the same tone my
post was written.

Tone? In a post?

If you hadn't skipped class the day they taught that sort of thing, Usenet
wouldn't be so hard for you to understand. Here are the Cliff Notes on what
"tone" means with respect to writing:

http://www.cliffsnotes.com/Section/W...leId-7624.html
http://www.cliffsnotes.com/Section/W...leId-8021.html

OK, what's my tone right now?

Haughty, with a tinge of green.

On Wed, 14 Apr 2010 19:42:21 -0500, Jim Logajan wrote:

Ari wrote:
On Sat, 10 Apr 2010 13:00:30 -0500, Jim Logajan wrote:
Looks like a couple readers may have missed the sardonic (or should I
say sarcastic or cynical) tone of your post. Much in the same tone my
post was written.

Tone? In a post?

If you hadn't skipped class the day they taught that sort of thing,

You took Usenet 101? Where was that?

Usenet
wouldn't be so hard for you to understand. Here are the Cliff Notes on what
"tone" means with respect to writing:

http://www.cliffsnotes.com/Section/W...leId-7624.html
http://www.cliffsnotes.com/Section/W...leId-8021.html

OK, what's my tone right now?

Haughty, with a tinge of green.

Restudy your Cliff notes.

And give up on ever thinking you have a lock on "tone" from Usenet
posts.

Regardless of your advanced education in it.

*laff*
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Jim Logajan wrote:
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".

I was glad to see that this story made it on TMZ, complete with some
speculation as to the government having money on the outcome of the Masters.


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On Apr 13, 8:40*am, "Stephen!" wrote:
Jim Logajan wrote :

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.

* A ramp check needs no reason.

:-)
Some-one didn't read their Regs

On Apr 14, 5:48*am, "Stephen!" wrote:
george wrote in news:f77819dc-423a-4447-b8ed-
:

ÿ A ramp check needs no reason.

:-)
Some-one didn't read their Regs

* Twasn't me...

* For Part 91, an FAA Aviation Safety Inpector can conduct a ramp check
whenever the inspector:

(1) Observes an unsafe operation in the traffic pattern or in the ramp
(2) Is notified by ATC of an unsafe operation
(3) Conducts normal surveillance

* Number (3) include 'random' ramp checks at the inspectors whim.

Check out FAA Order 8900.1 Volume 6 for more information.

I don't have to. I used to have a bit of paper that proved I knew the
Regs... :-)

Stephen! writes:

A ramp check needs no reason.

I'm sure this one had a reason, just not the one claimed for it.

On Apr 12, 4:27*pm, Mxsmanic wrote:
Stephen! writes:
A ramp check needs no reason.

I'm sure this one had a reason, just not the one claimed for it.

I wonder if the only problem with the seat belt was a missing TSO
compliance tag...

On Apr 12, 7:25*pm, 150flivver wrote:

I wonder if the only problem with the seat belt was a missing TSO
compliance tag...

It could have been worse--the tow plane might have not had a compass
deviation card in which case countless lives would have been
endangered.