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Old November 1st 07, 06:52 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Larry Dighera
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Default Ten Plane Crashes That Changed Aviation

On Thu, 01 Nov 2007 17:31:06 +1100, Sylvia Else
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Kwyjibo wrote:
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Ten Plane Crashes That Changed Aviation
Popular Mechanics | By David Noland | October 13, 2007

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Hmmm. No mention of September 11, 2001.
I would have thought those plane crashes would have made the list, given the
drastic changes that resulted.


No, because the changes haven't resulted in any increase in safety.

Sylvia.


The terrorist attacks may not have resulted in increased aviation
safety (despite the best efforts of the TSA), but they very
significantly altered aviation in the US and the world.

Relieved the airlines of the expense of passenger screening.

Established port security as an inherently governmental function.

Temporarily shutdown the entire NAS with the exception of the
Bin Laden family's expeditious flight out of the country.

Spawned a plethora of VIP TFRs that continues today.

Implemented mandatory background checks for flight students.

Created a new ADIZ over Washington DC.

Impacted airline captain job satisfaction[1]

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[1] http://www.aftenposten.no/english/lo...cle2063130.ece
Enough security checks
At least one pilot in airline Widerĝe has opted for early
retirement rather than continue to endure the security routines at
Norwegian airports.

Tom Erik Liverud, head of Widerĝe's pilot union confirmed this to
newspaper Adresseavisen.

A captain chose to retire early primarily because of what he
called "security madness".

"He is happy to be retired and finished with this. This is a
marked contrast to some years ago when pilots were sad to give up
their dream jobs when they passed 60," Liverud said.

Just a few days ago a Widerĝe pilot delayed a departure from
Namsos for refusing to take off his shoes in a security check, and
reportedly screamed - 'I am no terrorist!'.

This problems is most acute on the short hop networks where pilots
and other crew may have to go through security checks up to ten
times a day, all year round, even if their exit and re-entry is
due to a trip to the toilet or to get a cup of coffee.

"The security demands are all for show and in some situations are
counterproductive. All a pilot needs to crash a plane is his
hands. It feels meaningless to use so many millions of crowns
without even carrying out a risk analysis," Liverud said.

The Norwegian Airline Pilots Association believes that flight
crews should have separate arrangements, like customs officers and
police, who are allowed to freely pass through airport security
checks when on duty.