beaky wrote on Feb 19^th, 2010 at 8:34am:


I understand your concern. As soon as I heard it was delibrate, I looked at my wife and said flying may suddenly get a lot harder. There was already some of this floating around after 9/11. A radio talk/call-in show here (Mike McConnel) mentioned s few times how much damage this one plane caused to a large building.

I am concerned where this will lead.

Personally I think trying to regulate General Aviation is folly.  There's simply too much, especially around all the major metropolises where would be "Terrorists" would pick targets.

This is not meant as a political discussion. The TSA has issues. we know that.

My concern is an attempt the increase regulations that will make it harder for more people to fly. Be it private jets, or single engine prop flyers like me.

Even then, this guy was a licensed pilot, with his own plane, no history of violence, or politcal militancy, just a tax problem. What regulation could possibly stop someone like him?