Hi Paul,

You may have already seen this but thought I'd pass it along.  I'd classify
this jerk (Joseph A. Kinney) as a terrorist.

Below is an OPED article printed in the Sept 25 edition of Washington Post.

Tracy Crook
tcrook@rotaryaviation.com
www.rotaryaviation.com

Steps We Can Take Right Now
Clamp Down on General Aviation

By Joseph A. Kinney
Tuesday, September 25, 2001; Page A23
Since Sept. 11 much welcome discussion has been focused on ways to increase
commercial airline security, which has often been lacking. But there is
another, equally frightening problem: the small, private aircraft that clog
our skies and populate small, often remote, countryside airports.
General aviation, which serves business and recreational fliers, encompasses
7,120 jets and about 25,000 multi-engine aircraft flown by about 200,000
pilots who have instrument ratings. Each of these larger planes could easily
be transformed into a weapon of mass destruction if it were laden with
explosives.
The sheer number of planes tells only part of the story. Anyone who has
visited a general aviation facility knows that security is often poor or,
more
often, nonexistent. Most of these facilities have no aircraft control towers
or patroling security officers. Worst of all, there is no requirement at
these
facilities that aircraft be locked, and many are left open or are protected
by
locks that can be opened in a matter of seconds. In most cases, starting a
plane is easier than igniting the engine of a stolen car.
Before and after takeoff, there are few restrictions upon general aviation.
The pilots simply file a flight plan with traffic controllers, often in
distant locations, and away they go. Nothing can be done to stop them from
entering urban airspace. As any pilot knows, these small aircraft frequently
wander into restricted airspace, often jeopardizing commercial or military
aircraft.
All aircraft should be locked and secured. Larger general aviation airports
should be fenced and have controled entry. Ignition devices should be
modified
to eliminate the possibility of unauthorized use. Airspace around larger
cities should be further restricted to prohibit entry by such aircraft. This
may mean curtailing landing rights of such aircraft at commercial airports.
Such measures might make life more difficult for the general aviation
industry. But if security experts continue to focus strictly on commercial
aviation, we may find ourselves guilty, once again, of fighting the last war
only to see ourselves outsmarted by a more creative foe.
-- Joseph A. Kinney
is a security consultant in Charlotte, N.C.
© 2001 The Washington Post Company

What a jerk. I think people like this would not be satisfied until
they outlawed all forms of transportation down to the horse.
Hey a truck load of fertilizer and fuel oil makes a good bomb.

I suspect people with ulterior motives are using this atrocity
to further their own agendas. Sounds like a lot of liberal BS.
For example: Po people cannot afford private airplanes
therefore nobody should have them so we are all equal.

Paul Lamar
 
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