Odd TFR

Steven P. McNicoll wrote:
"John Theune" wrote in message
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Let's face it, you can turn a 172 into a cruise
missile like device. It's not very likely and the solution to that
problem should not be to close the airspace all the time, but for a
special occasion like the SOTU where all the leadership of both parties
are in a single building, then it does make sense to try to make it as
secure as possible. GA is never going to convince the rest of the world
that we are being unfairly picked on unless we show that we can live with
reasonable restrictions and I don't think closing the airspace around DC
for 4 HOURs is unreasonable.



And just how do these TFRs make the airspace as secure as possible?


Simple, if you in the TFR then you are a threat and can be dealt with.
How they choose to deal with the threat is another story. The current
ADIZ is not at all secure, since anyone can call and file a ADIZ flight
plan. The current method has all of the problems and none of the gains
for controlling airspace. Except it make the general population feel
better.

"John Theune" wrote in message
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blanche cohen wrote:
There's a TFR today over DC for the State of the Union address.
I don't understand why when there's been a massive one in
place for the past 4 years.
While I don't agree in the need for the ADIZ, I think in this case it's
more justified then normal. The entire leadership of our country ( Both
sides )is in one building for the sotu and it's a good idea to ratchet up
security for that event. It's only 4 hours and if it were not for the
ADIZ I don't think anyone would complain about it. While the risk of a
light plane actually doing any damage is small, let's face it, you could
load 500 pounds or so of high explosive into a 172 and that would make a
fairly big hole in the capital building. I think that preventing that
kind of attack should start way before the plane gets in the air, but for
a short amount of time closing the airspace does make sense. The security
on commercial aircraft now makes the possibility of another 911 attack
remote but that level of screening and airmarshalls just does not exist
for GA. Let's not over react to reasonable measures just because they are
over shadowed by un reasonable ones.

Airline security.....you must be living in a dream world. There is no such
thing as airline security. Lotsa window dressing but no real security.

John Theune wrote:
blanche cohen wrote:
There's a TFR today over DC for the State of the Union address.
I don't understand why when there's been a massive one in
place for the past 4 years.

not exist for GA. Let's not over react to reasonable measures just
because they are over shadowed by un reasonable ones.

John -- I wasn't overreacting, I was trying to understand the
the difference between this short-term TFR and the ADIX/FRZ in general.