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GA headed for regulatory trouble
The recent spate of private pilots violating restricted airspace over
Washington raises the thought that some lawmaker is going to decide that general aviation is a threat to national security. It's only a matter of time. Just something else for our lobbyists to be prepared for. AJ Harris |
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wrote in message ups.com... The recent spate of private pilots violating restricted airspace over Washington raises the thought that some lawmaker is going to decide that general aviation is a threat to national security. It's only a matter of time. Just something else for our lobbyists to be prepared for. AJ Harris Then Its a matter of time that some lawmaker will be losing their jobs!!! |
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Obviously shooting these a couple of these planes down is impractical. (but
I firmly believe you wouldn't have to kill many before no one would wander there again) Are there any other reasonable consequences that would major deterrent? Part of the problem is that it is not a big enough inconvenience for violators. I would rather that the aviation community help find a solution before an irrational governmental body imposes useless painful legislation upon all the rest of us. We need to "take care of our own". Is "Federal pound me in the ass" prison enough? (with huge bail, so they would be massively inconvenienced) We as pilots would have to support it. Less incursions is safer for us (the aviation community) wrote in message ups.com... The recent spate of private pilots violating restricted airspace over Washington raises the thought that some lawmaker is going to decide that general aviation is a threat to national security. It's only a matter of time. Just something else for our lobbyists to be prepared for. AJ Harris |
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We as pilots would have to support it. Less incursions is safer for us
(the aviation community) Why do I find it hard to believe that a King Air 300 "accidentally" penetrated the ADIZ? I just flew in that ADIZ a couple of weeks ago, and it's hard to imagine "accidentally" entering this incredibly well-marked, highly defended piece of territory. Personally, I'll bet when all the evidence is examined we will find that the pilot diverted for weather (as stated), that the local controller knew this, and that somehow that information didn't get passed around to the appropriate controllers. -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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Yeah, I agree that its only a matter of time. That huge AOPA staff that
you guys pay for can only protect you for so long. There have been a number of close calls for innocents on the ground (the trailer park homes that were destroyed, highway crashes in Calif, the home that was destroyed in texas, etc.), but eventually some GA pilot is going to cause alot of innocents to die (Of course people will post the usual drivel he "condolences to the pilot -- he was really good -- we'll miss him, yada yada yada). When that happens, there will really generate alot of headlines. But, the truth is coming out. About the total disregard many of you have for noise, safety, etc. as well as the huge taxpayer subsidies that GA airports receive. There is a nationwide meeting of anti aviation activists coming up next weekend. With all the news you guys are generating (high profile crashes all over the country, kids stealing planes, constant intrusions into the DC ADIZ, the truth about who pays to subsidize your fun (taxpayers), etc. we have plenty of ammunition to put some sanity into this business. SKYLUNE is always watching. |
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Acording to the news reports, he cancelled IFR and/or squawked VFR before
this happened. If it was for weather, it would seem kind of odd for him to do that. Usually an aircraft with weather issues is left in the IFR system. However, I suppose an unavoidable separation conflict could have required an IFR cancellation to avoid a violation of the separation kind. Anyone out there ever experience a similar situation (non-ADIZ, T-storm, traffic problem)? Marco Leon "Jay Honeck" wrote in message newsiUwe.104671$_o.40806@attbi_s71... We as pilots would have to support it. Less incursions is safer for us (the aviation community) Why do I find it hard to believe that a King Air 300 "accidentally" penetrated the ADIZ? I just flew in that ADIZ a couple of weeks ago, and it's hard to imagine "accidentally" entering this incredibly well-marked, highly defended piece of territory. Personally, I'll bet when all the evidence is examined we will find that the pilot diverted for weather (as stated), that the local controller knew this, and that somehow that information didn't get passed around to the appropriate controllers. -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Of course, the reality that far more people are exposed to death
and dismemberment in automobile crashes every single day won't cross anyone's mind. |
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Phil Boyer will need to get a new bumper sticker. Instead of "I fly a
Cessna 150 , 26 gallons of gas, 90 knots of screaming terror, etc." he'll have to upgrade it to include the other GA planes, like turboprops like the King Air. That guy isn't doing your cause any good. Check out the smirking picture in Letters section of the USA today that appeared about a week ago. Of course, right after his most recent appearance, there has been another intrusion, kids stealing planes, highway landings, etc. What an arrogant jerk. That's who represents you. |
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"PittsS1C" wrote in message ... Obviously shooting these a couple of these planes down is impractical. (but I firmly believe you wouldn't have to kill many before no one would wander there again) Are there any other reasonable consequences that would major deterrent? Part of the problem is that it is not a big enough inconvenience for violators. I would rather that the aviation community help find a solution before an irrational governmental body imposes useless painful legislation upon all the rest of us. We need to "take care of our own". Is "Federal pound me in the ass" prison enough? (with huge bail, so they would be massively inconvenienced) We as pilots would have to support it. Less incursions is safer for us (the aviation community) In democracies, legislators should be defending themselves from aviator's questions, rather than aviators cowering before the legislator's impositions. Before we go shooting these guys down, or incarcerating them for life, consider their intent and the relative consequence of their actions. Restrictions in any walk of life should be constantly questioned as to purpose and effectiveness. Where imposed by the law of the land they must be followed, of course, but they should continue to be questioned. "Taking care of our own" should mean aggressively defending pilots whose technical violation of a rule, has resulted in no significant consequence. Why do we think there will be no violations, no matter what the penalty? In all walks of life there are laws (prohibitions), and they all have violations. The law says it is dangerous to drive too fast, some of us do and get caught. Don't steal, burglaries do happen; don't cheat, Enron happens; don't kill, murders do happen, etc. The law says don't fly here, some do. So the *regulations* hold *violations* down to a manageable level, that's all. If someone violates the don't-kill rule, somebody dies. When Enron happens, ten of thousands of individual investors suffer for a very long time. When an ADIZ violation happens, the usual consequence of the perpetrator's action is.... uh... ??? |
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