In article
outaviation.com,
"Skylune" wrote:

by (Ron Lee) Feb 7, 2006 at 01:47 PM


Many pilots agree that there are unsafe fliers. Can they ever be
totally
eliminated
based on regulations? No. But there can be improvement.

Until you get those pilots to admit that they are unsafe and take
action to correct their "problems" they will continue to die and kill
others. Personally I don't want shotgun approaches that impact me
that are designed to catch the few.

Ron Lee

Isn't this what the biennials are supposed to do? What would be wrong
with making the tests more stringent and more frequent? What would be
wrong with getting the bad apples out of the sky? Wouldn't that benefit
the GA community?

What would be wrong with mandating better security at GA airports?

Cost/benefit -- there is nothing to show that "increased security" does
anything but make nonparticipants feel good.


What would be wrong with enforcing noise abatement?

Hassle -- allowing local communities to set their own noise rules would
totally disrupt the utility of GA.

Imagine driving into a town that has its own noise rules for your car or
that sets impossibly low speed limits an then enforces them with "zero
tolerance" and high fines. Does the term "speed trap" mean anything?


What would be wrong with charging people for the services they use?

As long as everybody else and every other special interest (including
skiers and boaters) pays for THEIR services.

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