[snopercod]

Another example of how AP and the other media want to keep up the drumbeat against private flying in the U.S.

Regardless of the physics of the matter ( a fully-loaded Cessna 150 weighs 30% less than a Volkswagen beetle), they continue to scare people about the threat of "little planes".

They just can't stand freedom - which personal flying represents.

[expatpat]

I think you're right (although, to be fair, I think the govt. is worried about a small plane being loaded with explosives). My local base airport is in the DC Air Defence Identification Zone, and its a pain to fly out or in. No longer can I just pop in the plane and take off with complete freedom.

[Ayn Rand wannabe]

Have they ever said what kind of Cessna he was flying? I mean, it really doesn't make that much of a difference in regards that they are really overplaying "the threat" as you say, i'm just a bit curious...

[dljordan]

Amen, and don't think the authoritarians in the gubmint aren't listening. They've been whining for years about wanting to change our system to be more like Europes. This means locked up airfields, even more bureaucratic nonsense from a bunch of psycopathic FAA administrators. The government IS NOT YOUR FRIEND! I've been fighting the FAA for the past two years and just can't believe the arrogance and stupidity they display.

[supercat]

They just can't stand freedom - which personal flying represents.

Think King Richard of Chicago might feel the same way?

[gwmoore]

Thanks for pointing this out, snopercod!! Although I usually post on the Shuttle investigation, I (even though I lost my medical due to a car accident) dispise what has happened to General Aviation.

Even before 9/11 the convenience and fun was being sucked out of GA, even if you were going the whole 9 yards and filing IFR all the time (Since I am near PHL, filing IFR made routing a heck of a lot easier). Between ever expanding controlled airspace, landing fees, and generally hostile attitude toward GA, including by controllers, the whole thing kind of lost it's appeal for me, even if I do hold a Com'l ticket. There were always times when I just wanted to FLY, for pure enjoyment and the occasional aerobatic experience, without having to cross every T and dot every I, and sadly, that is no longer the case.

This attitude by the press of sensationalising any GA incident is identical to their attitude about firearms, and just as dispicable.

Keep the Faith For Freedom

Greg>