Posted
7/08/2002 02:03:00 PM
by Douglas
Yet another sign that 9-11 can be used to curtail anything:
Focus Is on Private Plane Security.
The population in general has
never liked private planes, and this is just the excuse the FAA is looking for to make general aviation too expensive for anyone. You gotta love quotes like this, though:
Following the Tampa crash, the Federal Aviation Administration ( news - web sites) suggested that separate ignition and door keys be required for private planes, that the planes be secured so they can't be flown without permission, that student pilots check in before getting keys and that employees and pilots be trained to look for suspicious activity.
This, in a genius attempt those stealing aircraft to have to steal
two keys. We all know that even if such an idiotic plan was implimented, both keys would be on the same ring.
Man, who thinks of this stuff?