Uh-oh: CBS News to air anti-GA hit piece on Wed. 1/14

"Michael 182" wrote in message
news:hChNb.66255$8H.106469@attbi_s03...

I'm not supporting CBS in anyway, and I do believe GA gets a lot of this
kind of publicity, as is often stated on this forum, because we are a
small
"elite" minority. OTOH, I don't think the fear, rational or irrational, is
based on the Tampa scenario. It is based on loading up a small twin, or a
heavy single with explosives and following that with some suicide
activity.
I don't know anything about explosives, but I suspect that the 900+ useful
load in a 182 could carry enough explosives to be pretty brutal in a
crowded
place.


You could carry a lot more explosives in a 3/4 ton pickup or a 12 foot
U-Haul or fake UPS truck.

"VideoGuy" gkasten at brick dot net wrote in message
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"Peter Gottlieb" wrote in message
et...

[snip]
CBS should be ashamed at themselves for the damage to this country they
could cause by these sensationalist pieces.

There are just too many things CBS (or NBC, or ABC, or...) should be
ashamed
of that one more won't make much difference. Generally, these people are
interested in eyeball count first and maybe factual presentations second.
Well maybe tenth on the facts part.

Sensationalism gets viewers. That is a fact of the news/entertainment
business.

Anyone read Michael Crichton's book "Airframe"? Completely skewers the
"news" media.

As I said in my original post "I know, I know - there are plenty of
equivalent threats that are not monitored (I liked the post about
trucks/OKC). I just don't like to take the stance that GA is no threat -
what happens after some incident occurs? Does GA become shut down?"

"Tom Sixkiller" wrote in message
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"Michael 182" wrote in message
news:hChNb.66255$8H.106469@attbi_s03...

I'm not supporting CBS in anyway, and I do believe GA gets a lot of this
kind of publicity, as is often stated on this forum, because we are a
small
"elite" minority. OTOH, I don't think the fear, rational or irrational,
is
based on the Tampa scenario. It is based on loading up a small twin, or
a
heavy single with explosives and following that with some suicide
activity.
I don't know anything about explosives, but I suspect that the 900+
useful
load in a 182 could carry enough explosives to be pretty brutal in a
crowded
place.


You could carry a lot more explosives in a 3/4 ton pickup or a 12 foot
U-Haul or fake UPS truck.

"Geoffrey Barnes" wrote in message
nk.net...
Not that it will do any good, but I sent the following to CBS:
[snip]
In closing, I want to assure you that my letter should not be taken as an
indicator that I will be viewing your broadcast this evening. I also
won't
bore you with threats to boycott your broadcasts in the future. The truth
of the matter is that my family simply gave away our television three
years
ago, and have never looked back. A big part of our decision to do so came
from being exposed to over-hyped, inaccurate, and uninformative news
reports
such as this one.

Good man!!

I disconnected our cable two years ago...we have a 54" TV, but the only
signal it gets from the DVD and VCR players.

"Michael 182" wrote in message
news:M9jNb.66706$8H.107077@attbi_s03...
As I said in my original post "I know, I know - there are plenty of
equivalent threats that are not monitored (I liked the post about
trucks/OKC). I just don't like to take the stance that GA is no threat -
what happens after some incident occurs? Does GA become shut down?"

You know that, I know that, and the rest of the people here know that --
these mental midgets don't (seem to) know it and the audience doesn't
(apparently) seem able to figure that out.


"Tom Sixkiller" wrote in message
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You could carry a lot more explosives in a 3/4 ton pickup or a 12 foot
U-Haul or fake UPS truck.

I haven't even had my first flight yet and they want to close down all
the GA airports!?!? Ugh!

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/...in593216.shtml

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David H wrote in message ...
I just saw a "teaser" piece during the CBS Evening News promoting their
"investigation" on security at GA airports, to air tomorrow (Wed.
1/14). It looks like it's going to be just awful.

It showed a home on a residential airpark, and a woman in a hangar
saying "we can just come and go anytime we want, with no restrictions!"
Footage shows a Cessna approaching and landing. Announcer voice-over:
"You heard that right, NO RESTRICTIONS. Wait until you see what we
found. You'll be shocked. Tune in tomorrow for a CBS Evening News
Investigation."

Disgusting. This looks like it's going to be awful.

I just heard it again as I was typing this: "The trouble with security
at small airports, tomorrow." Looks like they're going to hype it a
lot. Ugh, where's my barf bag....


David H
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"G.R. Patterson III" wrote in message
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David H wrote:

I just saw a "teaser" piece during the CBS Evening News promoting their
"investigation" on security at GA airports, to air tomorrow (Wed.
1/14). It looks like it's going to be just awful.

Well, let me know how it goes. I haven't watched broadcast TV since I got
tired
of them shuffling "WKRP in Cincinnati" from one time slot to another every
week
(IOW, not for a lllooonnnggg time).

You haven't missed a thing!

George Patterson
Great discoveries are not announced with "Eureka!". What's usually
said is
"Hummmmm... That's interesting...."

Well, let me know how it goes. I haven't watched broadcast TV since I got
tired
of them shuffling "WKRP in Cincinnati" from one time slot to another every
week
(IOW, not for a lllooonnnggg time).

That makes three of us who have shut off the box... I even gave mine away to
my in-laws (and no, it didn't really help... they still don't think I'm good
enough for their daughter).

Actually, tackling the media, beating the crap out of them and destroying
their equipment is just a good policy in general

I know you're being facetious, but reading this kind of statement is still
scary.

If you think the TSA and other government agencies are acting heavy-handed
now, imagine what they would be like without the media keeping them honest.

Think "North Korea."
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

just got done watching the news all i can say is hahahaha what bullshi*
PHuck CBS time for a G-A boycot of cbs


"David H" wrote in message
...
I just saw a "teaser" piece during the CBS Evening News promoting their
"investigation" on security at GA airports, to air tomorrow (Wed.
1/14). It looks like it's going to be just awful.

It showed a home on a residential airpark, and a woman in a hangar
saying "we can just come and go anytime we want, with no restrictions!"
Footage shows a Cessna approaching and landing. Announcer voice-over:
"You heard that right, NO RESTRICTIONS. Wait until you see what we
found. You'll be shocked. Tune in tomorrow for a CBS Evening News
Investigation."

Disgusting. This looks like it's going to be awful.

I just heard it again as I was typing this: "The trouble with security
at small airports, tomorrow." Looks like they're going to hype it a
lot. Ugh, where's my barf bag....


David H
Boeing Field (BFI), Seattle, WA
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Visit the Pacific Northwest Flying forum:
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