On 14 Nov 2003 15:23:28 GMT, (Teacherjh)
wrote:

What's broken is the assumption that ATC is staffed...

What's broken is the assumption that this really DOES stop pink elephants.

The assumption that there in fact ARE Pink Elephants (ie. Suicide
Terrorists flying GA aircraft) is what's wrong here. We've never seen
one. They would seem to be highly improbable creatures.

The defense against these raging Pink Elephants of which very little
is known with confidence, not even their supposedly pink color, is
pointless. The notion that by quietly hiding secret post-it notes
around the city, telling everyone, including Pink Elephants, to stay
away is worse. Meanwhile, we're supposed to let Gray Elephants roam
freely, while inspecting their riders's shoes to make sure there is
nothing pink about the shoes.

(In other words, we aren't even certain if the motive is terrorism,
and that by posting a "temporary" ADIZ around DC which we don't bother
charting, these "Pink Elephants" would be deterred. Further, airlines
continue to fly as if nothing happened, although we inspect the
passengers, but not the food service or cleaning crews, for all sorts
of evidence of weaponry)

Have I made you gentle readers cry in pain yet?


Jake Brodsky,
PP ASEL IA, Cessna Cardinal N30946, Based @ FME
Amateur Radio Station AB3A