Yet another home wrecked

"Skylune" wrote in message
Plus, the trucks have mufflers

So does my airplane

and there are police that will pull over a
truck that is speeding, or disobeying other traffic laws if they are
spotted. How about small planes?

They're called the Feds Against Aviation (FAA)


I saw one idiot last weekend in a Cessna that was no more that 300 feet
up, just cruising around the area. Clear violation of FARs.

Not so clear to me. Where did this happen? That's a key point.

there is no agency resposible for enforcement, or even a place to complain
to.

Yes, there is. The issue is that they're not going to expend resources to
quiet a whiner when there are bigger problems to solve.

"Skylune" wrote in message
In Mass too. CDL requires drug test, etc. Many trucking companies also
randomly test their drivers.

Plus, the trucks have mufflers, and there are police that will pull over a
truck that is speeding, or disobeying other traffic laws if they are
spotted.

I guess all these laws didn't do much for the owner of the house that got
hit.

by "Steve Foley" Jun 21, 2006 at 02:09 PM


"Skylune" wrote in message
In Mass too. CDL requires drug test, etc. Many trucking companies
also
randomly test their drivers.

Plus, the trucks have mufflers, and there are police that will pull
over
a
truck that is speeding, or disobeying other traffic laws if they are
spotted.

I guess all these laws didn't do much for the owner of the house that got
hit



Obviously not. Just imagine the situation (truckers' behaviours) if there
were no traffic laws, or no enforcement of traffic laws. It would resemble
the current state of GA.

You need a medical exam for a CDL. Very simliar to a class 3.

by John T Jun 21, 2006 at 10:28 AM


You need a medical exam for a CDL. Very simliar to a class 3



Facts mean nothing to Stadt. He should work for AOPA.

Skylune wrote:

Obviously not. Just imagine the situation (truckers' behaviours) if there
were no traffic laws, or no enforcement of traffic laws. It would resemble
the current state of GA.

Yup, just like the Wild West, only at altitude. Good times.

by "Kingfish" Jun 21, 2006 at 09:24 AM


Skylune wrote:

Obviously not. Just imagine the situation (truckers' behaviours) if
there
were no traffic laws, or no enforcement of traffic laws. It would
resemble
the current state of GA.

Yup, just like the Wild West, only at altitude. Good times.



Even better than the Wild Wild West (where the good guys could shoot back)
because of the subsidies!

"Skylune" wrote in message
I guess all these laws didn't do much for the owner of the house that got
hit



Obviously not. Just imagine the situation (truckers' behaviours) if there
were no traffic laws, or no enforcement of traffic laws. It would
resemble
the current state of GA.

Last nights Boston News (Channel 4) had two lead stories of houses destroyed
or damaged by trucks. I don't recall seeing any stories on the Boston news
about homes destroyed or damaged by GA airplanes.

I also vividly recall a truck off the road and on my front lawn, as well as
the garage down the street torn off the house by a truck.

The only thing I've ever seen damaged by a plane is another plane (low speed
taxi) or a runway light.

Maybe these truck accidents are begin caused by all of these laws.

On Wed, 21 Jun 2006 09:52:21 -0400, Skylune wrote:

That would be the FAA type response. There is no enforcement...

There have been cases of people reporting low-flying aircraft to the FAA,
and at least one with which I'm familiar resulted in an enforcement
action. Therefore, your statement is factually incorrect.

But perhaps some local FSDO staffer provided you with bad information when
you called. You did call the FSDO, right? Or are you just guessing?

I was in a field, attending a high school commencement. The
plane was
flying low. I can judge distances.

What model plane? After all, a 210 might look like 152 but appear closer
than reality.

Or were you judging distance against visual cues like sidewalk or street
distance or buildings in the background (ie. appearing behind the aircraft)?

Or can you judge 300' (vs., for example, 500') through pure stereopsis?

Or are you just guessing?

- Andrew

In article
outaviation.com,
"Skylune" wrote:

That would be the FAA type response. There is no enforcement...

I was in a field, attending a high school commencement. The plane was
flying low. I can judge distances.

Glad to hear that you finally graduated!