Yes Mr. Cambell has been contraversial, however he didn’t write the above article, just published it on his web site. I check his site on a near daily basis (aeronewsnetwork.com) and find it, and this article to be very accurate.
Another thing folks, this proposed reg is not just about “BIG” airports. It’s about private planes flying into any airport where any airline might land. Including the airports I fly into with students all the time Myrtle Beach Florenc, Columbia and Charleston SC among many others. I can’t imagine, will the tower at these place demand proof that all occupants of a small GA Aircraft provide proof of the local ID badge prior to being cleared to land? Or what about a touch and go? Nothing like clueless beauracrats making impossible rules.