Well, its even worse than you think. The owners/pilots simply abandoned
their old pipers and cessnas to the hurricane's winds in order to collect
the insurance proceeds. They wanted to get what they could before the
ADIZ is approved and expanded, before the user fees kick in, and due to
the historically high price of Avgas.

Its like when a slumlord torches his apartment building to (1) get rid of
the nuisance and (2) collect a few bucks in the process.