My guess is that it is all a political ploy. The FAA doesn't have to
justify the effectiveness of the security itself, just the ADIZ
implementation. They do this by saying that the ADIZ is the only way to
positively identify all aircraft within 30 NM of DC, as per the
requirement imposed upon them by the TSA, SS, Hom-a-land Security
Commission, or whomever. I would think that it is not within the scope of
the FAA's responsibility (or even their privileged knowledge) to identify
the reasons behind the request for this positive identification, only
that they have acted appropriately upon it, and will continue to do so
until the request is rescinded/cancelled/eliminated.

They probably do not have access to the so-called "sensitive chatter
transmissions" or whatever other bull**** "evidence" the buearacrats have
to justify the request. But again, in a buearacracy, it's not about sound
logic - it's about passing the buck while creating the illusion of
accountability. So when Congress gets up and asks for accountability from
a place where they know accountability is not available, the public (or
in this case, the pilots and airlines) think they are doing something
positive for them.

Now they can tell all the pilots and airline execs, "Look what we are
doing to support you, now vote for me!" And they think we are as stupid
as the rest of the public and don't know what's really going on...



"John T" wrote in
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"Jake Brodsky" wrote in message


According to AOPA, Congress is requiring the *FAA* to justify the ADIZ
to them every two months. --WTF?

Shouldn't this request have been made of the Department of Homeland
Security? How did this thing get so sidetracked? Does anyone think
the FAA wants anything to do with an ADIZ over Washington DC?

The FAA still implements the airspace restrictions even if said
restrictions are at the behest of other organizations.

My question is: What will happen if the FAA says the restrictions are
not justified?