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Subject:Re: GA Airport security: the disease spreads
From:Orval Fairbairn
Date:Thu Jun 06 20:29:28 2002
In article <3CFFCEE8.A2CD5254@bellatlantic.net>, David Reinhart
wrote:

> Take a look at this link:
> http://www.airportnet.org/security/aaaestory.htm?news_id=40425
>
> Its the American Association of Airport Executives. Like Ive said in
> several posts, the plan the Mass. Aeronuatics Commission put out is
> finding favor elsewhere. This is the recommendations the AAAE gave to
> theTSA yesterday.
>
> People, we *have* to fight this tooth and nail. Call and write reps,
> newspapers, everybody. Think about starting petitions like Im doing
> here in Mass. Were on the brink of losing GA in this country. Help
> stop it.
>
> Dave Reinhart
> wa6ilt@amsat.org

Well, Item #6 is one that I think that we can work on:

(6) the TSA should require all GA aircraft to be secured in a locked
hangar or secured by some type of physical device when unattended;

One of GAs biggest shortcomings is the shortage of reasonably-priced
hangar space -- especially in urban areas.

With some effort, the GA community can put pressure on local airport
authorities get off the dime and build hangars and offer them at a
reasonable rate -- all in the name of "airport security." Maybe we can
even get a subsidy fron TSA to get it done.

Think about this one -- we can even advocate security measures that
benefit us.


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