Originally Posted by
cgtpilot
DHS: Fact Sheet: General Aviation
This information has been out for awhile (11/5/2007). I think the true problem with GA is that we all know any willing & wanting criminal pilot can break into your Joe Dirt Airport and take your Lear Jet 33A and create havoc. Remember the teenager that went for a citation joyride a couple of years ago? That's a scary scenario and yes I've heard the standard AOPA argument about a rental truck. Again I say you all better come up with some ideas, obviously the TSA has some for you that you don't like.
I dont think it matters what level of security you have in place, if the bad guys want to inflict harm with a GA airplane, they will do it. Do you think the bad guys give a rats a$$ about taking off over weight in a King Air 200 (stolen) loaded with explosives in the middle of the night?
The LASP currently proposed will not do anything to make GA any safer. It will most likely make GA smaller and put a lot of people out of work.
If this goes through it will probably be the end for me. It will be a totally useless program that I do not intend to comply with and is where I draw the line (hopefully). Guess I better get that BBQ B-Plan going.