Larry Dighera wrote:
On 31 Jul 2006 09:04:43 -0700, "

As someone vastly more familiar with this issue than I, can you
suggest the appropriate military people (or specific agency and
division) to contact about resolving some of the safety issues you
raised?

You would have to study the entire legal environment of military
operations in US airspace to understand how it works. You need to read
the law, understand how it is applied via regulations and by other
means, and you need to get copies of all of the Letters of Agreement
between the FAA, DOD, and other agencies as to who is allowed to use
what airspace when and who has responsibilities for controlling it.
Only then will you get an idea of who is responsible for what, and at
that time you will find out if you have legal recourse. You will also
need to hunt down all applicable military regulations, SOPs, board
findings, documents, message traffic, etc if you are researching any
specific accident.

Basically you need deep pockets and an attorney who has a deep
background in aviation law and airspace usage. Approaching things from
the standpoint of state law probably won't help.


Or (in your opinion) is it futile to expect to get something
meaningful accomplished with involving my congressional
representatives?

Even with congressional help it will be a long uphill battle to get
anything changed in how US airspace is utilized. Even the NTSB can't
make the FAA change, and DOD has a strong pull when it comes to
airspace matters.


John Hairell )