The New ATC: 4 Dimension Trajectory

Oh, no, Arabs running air ports, they will be a security
risk, terrorism, national shame, political hype, media
outrage, yellow journalism, what will we do... turn your
transponder OFF and fly at 25 feet in a rag and tube
airplane and they'll never find you if you stay away from
terminal areas. ATC radar operate in secondary mode, avoid
military radars and go where you want.


Or join the AOPA and EAA and stay in contact with your
Congressman. Politics is not a bad word.


--
James H. Macklin
ATP,CFI,A&P

--
The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.
some support
http://www.usdoj.gov/olc/secondamendment2.htm
See http://www.fija.org/ more about your rights and duties.


"Larry Dighera" wrote in message
...
| On Mon, 20 Mar 2006 19:08:50 -0600, "Jim Macklin"
| wrote in
| ImITf.118378$QW2.2559@dukeread08::
|
|
| ... That said, these systems are designed for airlines at
| the major terminals and then forced on everybody.
|
| Well, if Boeing and LockMart play it right, they'll be
awarded the FAA
| ATC contract, establish departure, en route and approach
fees, and
| then automate the entire operation with synthetic speech
and airliner
| data links without revising the fee schedule. They'll
make a fortune,
| unless there is a surge in mishaps or liability suits.
|
| If computers and remote sensing work properly, all
flights
| outside of Class B could be self-monitored and cleared.
|
| There's little doubt, that's the plan.
|
| But that doesn't support the staff now working.
|
| That's not an issue. ATC staffing will be subcontracted
to India or
| Dubai. It's the 21st century after all. :-)

"Jim Macklin" wrote \

Politics is not a bad word.

Oh, yes it is. It is the politicians, and the lobbyist that have made it a
bad word. The press needs to take it's share of blame, too. What normal,
good person would want to go into politics, and have every aspect of their
life exposed, and their past dug into?

Unfortunately, it *is* the only way to deal with what is out there. We do
need to use AOPA's limited powers of persuation, to swing things in our
favor.

I fear it is too little, too late.

Another bad word is Economics.

Instead of trying to keep the price of flying from going up, we need to get
the price of flying going down, and down dramatically. Most average people
with any kind of obligations, and other responsibilities that require
financial outlay, can simply not afford to get into flying. Cut the price
of hourly wet plane rental (or club participation) in half, and you would
start to get significantly more people participating in flying.
--
Jim in NC