Can anyone explain what TFR's are supposed to do?

Ahh, I misread it then. I thought they said that two airliners were
hijacked TO Cuba originating in the US...


Nonetheless, it still demonstrates the point... No matter what the TSA
and FAA do, they will not be able to completely prevent terrorists from
trying another 9/11 type stunt if the terrorists are determined to do
it...

The TFRs, the bag X-Rays, the fancy TSA patches, it's all just a big
hoax...



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"Judah" wrote in message
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The most interesting part of that article is the fact that there
have been two airliners since 9/11 that were hijacked to Cuba.


Where did those flights originate?

Cuba. I'm not aware of any flights hijacked to Cuba since 9/11, but
we've had two hijackings FROM Cuba to the US in March of this year.
One was an An24 and the other a DC-3.

"Judah" wrote in message
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The TFRs, the bag X-Rays, the fancy TSA patches, it's all just a big
hoax...



I don't think it's so much of a hoax as it is, unfortunately, the best they
have to offer.

Definitely not a comforting thought.

Judah wrote:

Nonetheless, it still demonstrates the point...

Not hardly! Last time I looked, neither the TSA nor the FAA had any say at all
in what goes on with Cuban aircraft.

George Patterson
To a pilot, altitude is like money - it is possible that having too much
could prove embarassing, but having too little is always fatal.

That was exactly my point. If some terrorist wants to hijack a flight from
Cuba to deliver some terrorist act to Miami, there isn't much the FAA is
going to be able to do about it.

Or, to use a more realistic example, if some terrorist decides to hijack a
plane out of Toronto and fly it into Niagra Falls, it's just plain out of
the FAA and TSA's hands. And their new "security measures" will provide
absolutely no assistance.



"G.R. Patterson III" wrote in
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Judah wrote:

Nonetheless, it still demonstrates the point...

Not hardly! Last time I looked, neither the TSA nor the FAA had any say
at all in what goes on with Cuban aircraft.

George Patterson
To a pilot, altitude is like money - it is possible that having
too much could prove embarassing, but having too little is always
fatal.