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My guess is that it is all a political ploy. The FAA doesn't have to
justify the effectiveness of the security itself, just the ADIZ implementation. They do this by saying that the ADIZ is the only way to positively identify all aircraft within 30 NM of DC, as per the requirement imposed upon them by the TSA, SS, Hom-a-land Security Commission, or whomever. I would think that it is not within the scope of the FAA's responsibility (or even their privileged knowledge) to identify the reasons behind the request for this positive identification, only that they have acted appropriately upon it, and will continue to do so until the request is rescinded/cancelled/eliminated. They probably do not have access to the so-called "sensitive chatter transmissions" or whatever other bull**** "evidence" the buearacrats have to justify the request. But again, in a buearacracy, it's not about sound logic - it's about passing the buck while creating the illusion of accountability. So when Congress gets up and asks for accountability from a place where they know accountability is not available, the public (or in this case, the pilots and airlines) think they are doing something positive for them. Now they can tell all the pilots and airline execs, "Look what we are doing to support you, now vote for me!" And they think we are as stupid as the rest of the public and don't know what's really going on... "John T" wrote in ws.com: "Jake Brodsky" wrote in message According to AOPA, Congress is requiring the *FAA* to justify the ADIZ to them every two months. --WTF? Shouldn't this request have been made of the Department of Homeland Security? How did this thing get so sidetracked? Does anyone think the FAA wants anything to do with an ADIZ over Washington DC? The FAA still implements the airspace restrictions even if said restrictions are at the behest of other organizations. My question is: What will happen if the FAA says the restrictions are not justified? |
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