Originally Posted by
the King
I recall that 135 and 91 operators would be required to use a third-party to verify their passenger lists. Currently 135 operators already do the verification themselves. I'm sure that 91k operators have similar requirements, but I'm not familiar with them. Under the new legislation, would we be any safer. No, but we sure would be lining someone's pockets with money. How much do you think these third-party companies will charge for this "service"? It's an inane argument for these new rules. They will not provide more security, only the illusion of security as a means to a profit for a few people.
This is the main problem with this proposal, no one knows how much these third party companies will charge. The TSA feels uncomfortable sending out no fly lists to the 10,000 corporate operators that may be affected by this, therefore we will be stuck with the third party bill. This should not go through as it is written, should not go through if it is modified, there is simply no need to try and secure part 91 corporate flight departments. As mentioned previously, our best bet to securing our nations airspace are the pilots up front. Those of us flying part 91 know everyone we fly and would not let anyone onboard that would put our airplane and everything around it in jeopardy.