Hey this is the West. Our security concerns/worries/taxes/proposals/knee
jerk reactions are all diminishing and have been for a while. The only
thing that changed post 9/11 is the FBO now locks their door to the
parking lot after 11 pm.

Hey, we got a new key pad for one of our two "security gates" after 9/11.
(I don't think it was related, actually. The old one just broke.)

Of course, the code buttons are the ones with "finger dirt" on them (so
they're quite clearly visible) -- and the "code" is in numeric order, low to
high. Any doofus could figure it out on the first or second try.

Not that it matters. The fence sits two feet off the ground in most areas.
My kids roll under it rather than go through the gate to get to the
terminal... As usual, the main thing that keeps people out of the airport
environment is the cold, impersonal nature of the place. (Which does a good
job of discouraging future pilot trainees too, sad to say.)

No, nothing has changed here since 9/11, either, except during election
years. Then we can't spit without hitting a candidate, and TFRs hit Iowa
like Scud missiles...
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"