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More political BS .... Thanks CNN
New York crash prompts calls for airspace restrictions...
Here's the link http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15247117/from/RS.3/ I saved the "good" stuff below... EVERY time there is an accident the media gets the facts all bent out of shape, the politicians go into overdrive spewing their re-election routine, and the ignorant public starts ranting about things which they do not know. It gets really old having people constantly attack a pasttime which I hold so close to my heart. ------------------------------------------------------------------- NEW YORK - Federal officials on Friday were winding down their onsite investigation of the crash of New York Yankees pitcher Corey Lidle’s plane into a skyscraper and said they were reviewing rules that allow small aircraft to fly in Manhattan’s crowded airspace. The general aviation corridors around Manhattan have been “the Wild West,” said Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-N.Y. He and Sen. Charles Schumer said anyone flying near the island should be under the supervision of air traffic controllers, especially in the post-Sept. 11 era. “A smart terrorist could load up a small, little plane with biological, chemical or even nuclear material and fly up the Hudson or East rivers, no questions asked,” said Schumer, D-N.Y. “I hope this will be a wake-up call to the FAA to re-examine flight patterns, which, amazingly enough, they haven’t done since 9/11.” New York’s Republican governor, George Pataki, also said the Federal Aviation Administration “needs to take a much tougher line” about private, or general aviation, flights over the city. FAA spokeswoman Laura J. Brown said Thursday the agency has decided to review those guidelines and flight restrictions. -- Mike Flyin'8 PP-ASEL Temecula, CA http://flying.4alexanders.com |
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More political BS .... Thanks CNN
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Errr.... I mean thanks MSNBC... Oh well... they are all the same anyway... -- Mike Flyin'8 PP-ASEL Temecula, CA http://flying.4alexanders.com |
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More political BS .... Thanks CNN
On 13 Oct 2006 16:26:27 GMT, wrote:
New York crash prompts calls for airspace restrictions... Here's the link http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15247117/from/RS.3/ I saved the "good" stuff below... EVERY time there is an accident the media gets the facts all bent out of shape, the politicians go into overdrive spewing their re-election routine, and the ignorant public starts ranting about things which they do not know. It gets really old having people constantly attack a pasttime which I hold so close to my heart. So your blaming the news media - CNN or MSNBC or whoever, for reporting what the clueless elected officials are saying? |
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More political BS .... Thanks CNN
The media is to blame for their own stupidity.
The politicians only believe what they think the public wants them to believe. Both attack GA out of pure ignorance. You missed the point of the entire post. So your blaming the news media - CNN or MSNBC or whoever, for reporting what the clueless elected officials are saying? -- Mike Flyin'8 PP-ASEL Temecula, CA http://flying.4alexanders.com |
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More political BS .... Thanks CNN
On 13 Oct 2006 17:35:49 GMT, wrote:
The media is to blame for their own stupidity. The politicians only believe what they think the public wants them to believe. Both attack GA out of pure ignorance. You missed the point of the entire post. So your blaming the news media - CNN or MSNBC or whoever, for reporting what the clueless elected officials are saying? No, I think I nailed the point of the post, which was to blame the news media for bad reporting at a minimum,( or all the ills of the world at a maximum), for simply quoting what some of the politicians are saying / considering due to the recent crash in NYC. I'm not a big fan of the news media either, with the current '24 hours / we must be sensational and get ratings' standard of journalism, but in this case it appears that they quoted the politicians accurately. I do agree with your statement that stupidity certainly seems to lie in the lap of the politicians and by extension, the people who elected them. |
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More political BS .... Thanks CNN
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The general aviation corridors around Manhattan have been “the Wild West,” said Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-N.Y. He and Sen. Charles Schumer said anyone flying near the island should be under the supervision of air traffic controllers, especially in the post-Sept. 11 era. “A smart terrorist could load up a small, little plane with biological, chemical or even nuclear material and fly up the Hudson or East rivers, no questions asked,” said Schumer, D-N.Y. “I hope this will be a wake-up call to the FAA to re-examine flight patterns, which, amazingly enough, they haven’t done since 9/11.” Putting small aircraft under mandatory air traffic control would have absolutely no effect at all on the risk of terrorism. New York’s Republican governor, George Pataki, also said the Federal Aviation Administration “needs to take a much tougher line” about private, or general aviation, flights over the city. Except when the flights are transporting him, I presume. -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail. |
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More political BS .... Thanks CNN
wrote in message ... The general aviation corridors around Manhattan have been "the Wild West," said Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-N.Y. He and Sen. Charles Schumer said anyone flying near the island should be under the supervision of air traffic controllers, especially in the post-Sept. 11 era. CNN is responsible for what politicians say? Actually, what CNN did last night was take a Cirrus up and recreate the flight including trying to make the turn...the difference is, CNN did it at 2000 feet, which is what sane pilots would do, such that they didn't tangle their prop in anybody's furniture. I thought that was pretty cool of them. -c |
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More political BS .... Thanks CNN
wrote in message ... The media is to blame for their own stupidity. Then why quote what politicians say as if the media said it? Why not actually quote what the media said? I'll remind everybody again that last night, CNN aired footage of the reporter flying a Cirrus through the same course. The difference is, of course, they had permissioned to enter the Class B and flew at an altitude sufficient to keep their prop out of people's bedrooms. You missed the point of the entire post. Then you didn't make it. You said "More political BS" and then thanked CNN for what politicians said, and then said, oh, sorry, MSNBCWhatever, and then said the media is to blame. If there's a point, could you restate it more precisely? Thanks. -c |
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More political BS .... Thanks CNN
"xeM" wrote in message ... No, I think I nailed the point of the post, which was to blame the news media for bad reporting at a minimum, By quoting politicians? -c |
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More political BS .... Thanks CNN
gatt wrote:
I thought that was pretty cool of them. That's because I'm sure it was quite easy for them to do. G A CNN reporter, Miles O'Brien, owns his own SR20. |
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