As always, intelligent (sometimes pithy !) observation from members of the
aviation community in the above postings ; I agree with all of it.

Newsreel footage of EVERYONE in D.C. scattering in all directions has just
been shown on Channel 4 news (U.K.) ; it looked like a badly made disaster
movie. A police officer shouted "GET OUT, NOW !" to the floor of the
House.
Unseemly and totally lacking in composure or dignity.

If this is what an off-track Cessna can do the the worlds most
technologically powerful and sophisticated nation, I have to ask "Have the
terrorists already won ?".

I hope to go to San Diego, and work my way up to CPL in August, achieving
the last of my life's ambitions at 48.It would be tragic if the
authorities
were to restrict the people who could take the controls of an aircraft, by
way of "security measures".

Idiots like this one today may curtail that, if they don't take the ease
of
access to flying, just a little bit less for granted.



Does the smoke "win" when the fire alarm goes off?

Inanimate object, so I don't have a frame of reference......... :-) . My
only point being that the pictures I mentioned were transmitted around the
world, no doubt giving sick satisfaction to those *******s who would do
America harm.......and it was only an idiot off course..........

Lets stay vigilant for our rights and be calm.
I do not expect a huge fallout from this.
AOPA will be there every inch of the way.

Hhhmmmmm

The story is still unfolding with all the typical media foul ups on
the details.

There is always the media "play-up" factor...

You will LOVE San Diego!

I can't wait. I have some medical hurdles to jump before I can go to London
for my JAR-FCL1 medical exam (337 pounds...... = US$ 637 !!!), but as soon
as I have that, I'm enrolling ! My sister (Boston) rates SD as one of the
finest cities she has ever seen, and she has *travelled*. Niece works in the
movie biz in L.A., so I will have 'family' near. Never been further west
than Houston, so that + the flying (at my time of life) = Adventure !!!

MYF?

Sorry, don't know this one ..........Flying !???


Steve.