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SSA Board Meeting in Charlotte 10-20-12
Perhaps folks have missed digging in to see what's on the Agenda for the Fall SSA Board of Directors Meeting. In case you need a direct link, SSA members can use
http://www.ssa.org/myhome.asp?mbr=4462854266 . If you have an opinion on some of the business items, please contact your Regional Director to influence their representative duties. Quickly! Sorry I didn't post this earlier, I leave to travel East soon. If you are not a member, join! and Enjoy the web services, Soaring Magazine archive, Awards Programs, Group insurance program, and news updates on Governmental issues, among other fun things (member blogging enabled, picture archives, flight test performance articles). Soar safely, Cindy Brickner Region 12 Director |
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SSA Board Meeting in Charlotte 10-20-12
On Oct 18, 4:22*pm, CindyB wrote:
Perhaps folks have missed digging in to see what's on the Agenda for the Fall SSA Board of Directors Meeting. *In case you need a direct link, SSA members can use *http://www.ssa.org/myhome.asp?mbr=4462854266*. If you have an opinion on some of the business items, please contact your Regional Director to influence their representative duties. Quickly! *Sorry I didn't post this earlier, I leave to travel East soon.. * *If you are not a member, join! and Enjoy the web services, Soaring Magazine archive, Awards Programs, Group insurance program, and news updates on Governmental issues, among other fun things (member blogging enabled, picture archives, flight test performance articles). Soar safely, Cindy Brickner Region 12 Director Very interesting especially this: http://www.ssa.org/files/member/DHS%...SC%20pilot.pdf |
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SSA Board Meeting in Charlotte 10-20-12
On Thursday, October 18, 2012 2:22:40 PM UTC-6, CindyB wrote:
Perhaps folks have missed digging in to see what's on the Agenda for the Fall SSA Board of Directors Meeting. In case you need a direct link, SSA members can use http://www.ssa.org/myhome.asp?mbr=4462854266 . If you have an opinion on some of the business items, please contact your Regional Director to influence their representative duties. Quickly! Sorry I didn't post this earlier, I leave to travel East soon. If you are not a member, join! and Enjoy the web services, Soaring Magazine archive, Awards Programs, Group insurance program, and news updates on Governmental issues, among other fun things (member blogging enabled, picture archives, flight test performance articles). Soar safely, Cindy Brickner Region 12 Director As most are on the road or in the air, a very few reports and agenda items aren't on the page but were distributed to directors. Frank Whiteley Region 9 Director (awaiting connecting flight) |
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SSA Board Meeting in Charlotte 10-20-12
On Thursday, October 18, 2012 5:57:42 PM UTC-5, Andrzej Kobus wrote:
Very interesting especially this: http://www.ssa.org/files/member/DHS%...SC%20pilot.pdf Wow! I wonder who got the "honor" of that beat-down? So glad that our government and law enforcement is there to protect us, even if it has to kill us to do it. Steve |
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SSA Board Meeting in Charlotte 10-20-12
On 10/19/2012 8:27 AM, Steve Leonard wrote:
On Thursday, October 18, 2012 5:57:42 PM UTC-5, Andrzej Kobus wrote: Very interesting especially this: http://www.ssa.org/files/member/DHS%...SC%20pilot.pdf Wow! I wonder who got the "honor" of that beat-down? So glad that our government and law enforcement is there to protect us, even if it has to kill us to do it. We have a power reactor and other nuclear related stuff north of us (Richland, WA). That area has "For reason of national security, pilots are requested to avoid flight below 1800' MSL in this area". That's about 1300 AGL. As I understand it, it's just a request, not a requirement. If they are only two miles from an airport, it seem they would see a lot of aircraft in the 1000-2000 foot AGL range, either over them or nearby. Maybe it was the circling that bothered them? In any case, it was nutty to think about "shooting down" any aircraft that they had time to worry about. An aircraft with evil intentions would simply fly straight into the reactor, long before they could arrange any "shoot down". I wonder what is missing from what we've heard so far; at least the FAA got it right, as I would expect. -- Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to email me) |
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SSA Board Meeting in Charlotte 10-20-12
On Friday, October 19, 2012 9:37:01 AM UTC-7, Eric Greenwell wrote:
On 10/19/2012 8:27 AM, Steve Leonard wrote: On Thursday, October 18, 2012 5:57:42 PM UTC-5, Andrzej Kobus wrote: Very interesting especially this: http://www.ssa.org/files/member/DHS%...SC%20pilot.pdf Wow! I wonder who got the "honor" of that beat-down? So glad that our government and law enforcement is there to protect us, even if it has to kill us to do it. We have a power reactor and other nuclear related stuff north of us (Richland, WA). That area has "For reason of national security, pilots are requested to avoid flight below 1800' MSL in this area". That's about 1300 AGL. As I understand it, it's just a request, not a requirement. If they are only two miles from an airport, it seem they would see a lot of aircraft in the 1000-2000 foot AGL range, either over them or nearby. Maybe it was the circling that bothered them? In any case, it was nutty to think about "shooting down" any aircraft that they had time to worry about. An aircraft with evil intentions would simply fly straight into the reactor, long before they could arrange any "shoot down". I wonder what is missing from what we've heard so far; at least the FAA got it right, as I would expect. -- Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to email me) Is the copy of the AOPA letter available directly from the SSA website or from AOPA? I've gone into the member's section and don't find it. Thanks, Craig |
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SSA Board Meeting in Charlotte 10-20-12
On Oct 19, 2:27*pm, Craig Funston
wrote: On Friday, October 19, 2012 9:37:01 AM UTC-7, Eric Greenwell wrote: On 10/19/2012 8:27 AM, Steve Leonard wrote: On Thursday, October 18, 2012 5:57:42 PM UTC-5, Andrzej Kobus wrote: Very interesting especially this: http://www.ssa.org/files/member/DHS%...SC%20pilot.pdf Wow! *I wonder who got the "honor" of that beat-down? *So glad that our government and law enforcement is there to protect us, even if it has to kill us to do it. We have a power reactor and other nuclear related stuff north of us (Richland, WA). That area has "For reason of national security, pilots are requested to avoid flight below 1800' MSL in this area". That's about 1300 AGL. As I understand it, it's just a request, not a requirement. If they are only two miles from an airport, it seem they would see a lot of aircraft in the 1000-2000 foot AGL range, either over them or nearby.. Maybe it was the circling that bothered them? In any case, it was nutty to think about "shooting down" any aircraft that they had time to worry about. An aircraft with evil intentions would simply fly straight into the reactor, long before they could arrange any "shoot down". I wonder what is missing from what we've heard so far; at least the FAA got it right, as I would expect. -- Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to email me) Is the copy of the AOPA letter available directly from the SSA website or from AOPA? *I've gone into the member's section and don't find it. Thanks, Craig 2nd and3rd posts have links to the letter on the SSA site. T |
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On Friday, October 19, 2012 7:53:32 PM UTC-7, T wrote:
On Oct 19, 2:27*pm, Craig Funston wrote: On Friday, October 19, 2012 9:37:01 AM UTC-7, Eric Greenwell wrote: On 10/19/2012 8:27 AM, Steve Leonard wrote: On Thursday, October 18, 2012 5:57:42 PM UTC-5, Andrzej Kobus wrote: Very interesting especially this: http://www.ssa.org/files/member/DHS%...SC%20pilot.pdf Wow! *I wonder who got the "honor" of that beat-down? *So glad that our government and law enforcement is there to protect us, even if it has to kill us to do it. We have a power reactor and other nuclear related stuff north of us (Richland, WA). That area has "For reason of national security, pilots are requested to avoid flight below 1800' MSL in this area". That's about 1300 AGL. As I understand it, it's just a request, not a requirement. If they are only two miles from an airport, it seem they would see a lot of aircraft in the 1000-2000 foot AGL range, either over them or nearby. Maybe it was the circling that bothered them? In any case, it was nutty to think about "shooting down" any aircraft that they had time to worry about. An aircraft with evil intentions would simply fly straight into the reactor, long before they could arrange any "shoot down". I wonder what is missing from what we've heard so far; at least the FAA got it right, as I would expect. -- Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to email me) Is the copy of the AOPA letter available directly from the SSA website or from AOPA? *I've gone into the member's section and don't find it. Thanks, Craig 2nd and3rd posts have links to the letter on the SSA site. T Thanks guys, I noted the referenced link and downloaded the PDF of the letter days ago. I just went looking for it using a different path to confirm its veracity. Not that I would ever doubt something I've seen on RAS ;-) The whole thing has the weird vibe of an urban legend and I was trying to get it straight from the original sources. My point was that I didn't find a way to get to the file containing the AOPA letter on the SSA website. Seems like the logical place to find it might be "News". Cheers, Craig |
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SSA Board Meeting in Charlotte 10-20-12
The land of the free...
Lots of Wide open spaces and tiny closed minds with a propensity to police state excesses. Sounds like home. ;-) On 2012/10/19 12:57 AM, Andrzej Kobus wrote: On Oct 18, 4:22 pm, CindyB wrote: Perhaps folks have missed digging in to see what's on the Agenda for the Fall SSA Board of Directors Meeting. In case you need a direct link, SSA members can use http://www.ssa.org/myhome.asp?mbr=4462854266 . If you have an opinion on some of the business items, please contact your Regional Director to influence their representative duties. Quickly! Sorry I didn't post this earlier, I leave to travel East soon. If you are not a member, join! and Enjoy the web services, Soaring Magazine archive, Awards Programs, Group insurance program, and news updates on Governmental issues, among other fun things (member blogging enabled, picture archives, flight test performance articles). Soar safely, Cindy Brickner Region 12 Director Very interesting especially this: http://www.ssa.org/files/member/DHS%...SC%20pilot.pdf -- Bruce Greeff T59D #1771 |
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SSA Board Meeting in Charlotte 10-20-12
Now, now, let's not generalize so much. We've had these sensitive areas,
like reactors and dams, for 11 years now, and this is the first time a glider pilot has been harassed. This seems to be a very special case, not "a propensity to police state excesses"; remember, the FAA said it was fine. On 10/21/2012 3:16 AM, BruceGreeff wrote: The land of the free... Lots of Wide open spaces and tiny closed minds with a propensity to police state excesses. Sounds like home. ;-) On 2012/10/19 12:57 AM, Andrzej Kobus wrote: On Oct 18, 4:22 pm, CindyB wrote: Perhaps folks have missed digging in to see what's on the Agenda for the Fall SSA Board of Directors Meeting. In case you need a direct link, SSA members can use http://www.ssa.org/myhome.asp?mbr=4462854266 . If you have an opinion on some of the business items, please contact your Regional Director to influence their representative duties. Quickly! Sorry I didn't post this earlier, I leave to travel East soon. If you are not a member, join! and Enjoy the web services, Soaring Magazine archive, Awards Programs, Group insurance program, and news updates on Governmental issues, among other fun things (member blogging enabled, picture archives, flight test performance articles). Soar safely, Cindy Brickner Region 12 Director Very interesting especially this: http://www.ssa.org/files/member/DHS%...SC%20pilot.pdf -- Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to email me) |
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