FAA: 157 airspace violations since 9/11

Z Sten wrote in message ...
Please do not get me wrong - I do not condone these airspace violations.
I do have my flame-proof pajamas on.
But...reports like this bother me because they are incomplete. So there
were 157 airspace violations in the year following 9/11. Please put that
number into perspective for me. How many violations were there PRIOR to
9/11. Without proper perspectives the media folks make pilots out to be
the "bad guys" for being to stupid. Also, how many of those airspace
violations were from pilots who had spotty or incorrect information from
pre-flight briefers? How many of those violations were the result of
pilots needing to make an emergency landing at the closest available
airfield? Are such incidents still considered airspace violations?

I can't find any. The Bush administration likes to stack the deck
unfairly when it comes to doling out information. Since "restricted
airspace" can pop up literally in a moments notice and disappear again
just as quickly, pilots are always behind the eight ball. Sometimes,
in my weaker moments, I wish that Clinton was back in office and he
would just say "The skies? Open that sucker up!!"

I usually feel better after a nap.

AJ