Bullets raining from the sky (long)

"AJ" wrote in news:1145811157.351516.309610
@t31g2000cwb.googlegroups.com:

I'm not sure what engine strength has to do with it, if anything at
all. My concern is having someone shooting down from a plane. Just
seems like a scenario ripe for disaster to me.

AJ



I think the engine power concept is that people are flying 10' off the
ground and might hit a mountain. In Wendy's mind, a more powerful
engine might prevet such an accident. In reality, the whole argument is
non-sequiter, and if she were really worried about safety, she would
ask for a law requiring the pilot and the gunner be two separate
people.

I despise self-serving beauracrats who try to pass laws because they
are "so concerned about people killing themselves," when really they
just
have their own agenda to fill... I'm surprised she hasn't gotten PETA
involved.

I'm also not sure what disaster you are concerned with having people
shoot down from a plane. Out here in the NYC area, there are CONSTANTLY
shots fired from moving vehicles in area that are much more heavily
populated than Idaho, and you only hear about accidents two or three
times a year!

My guess is that even Idaho coyotes don't hang out in the heavily
populated areas... And it is probably easier to confuse a coyote with a
human from 50 yards on the ground through the tall grass than it is
from 50 yards in the air with a clear view.

What I find most interesting is that presumably, based on the state
law, if the pilots said they were just out hunting, as opposed to
saying they were protecting their chickens from the coyotes there would
be no question that the purpose of the flight was for
Sport/Recreation...

Just wondering what the "strength" of an a/c engine has to do with safety
in this context?!?

More seriously though ----Looks like the all the ingredients are in place
for
a tragic showdown between the airborne varmint hunters and the
eco-terrorists.
(by "eco-terrorist" I am NOT referring to responsible people who are
dedicated
to lawful stewardship and environmental policies which are based on sound
science. I am referring to the people who have already used terrorist
tactics
such as booby-traps, explosives, etc. to attempt to achieve their
objectives.)
(by "varmint hunters" I am referring to people who hunt varmints) :-)

TP

"Bob Noel" wrote in message
...
In article . com,
"AJ" wrote:

"I'm covering my eyes and laughing," said Wendy Keefover-Ring of
Boulder, Colo., coordinator of a national coalition of environmental
groups that wants to end aerial gunning of wildlife. "It's unsafe even
when you are in a plane that has a stronger engine than these
ultralights have."

so what qualifies Wendy to assess the safety of anything related
to aviation?

--
Bob Noel
Looking for a sig the
lawyers will hate

Bob Noel wrote:
In article . com,
"AJ" wrote:


"I'm covering my eyes and laughing," said Wendy Keefover-Ring of
Boulder, Colo., coordinator of a national coalition of environmental
groups that wants to end aerial gunning of wildlife. "It's unsafe even
when you are in a plane that has a stronger engine than these
ultralights have."


so what qualifies Wendy to assess the safety of anything related
to aviation?

Anybody with a hyphenated last name is not to be taken serious.

"Bob Noel" wrote in message
...
so what qualifies Wendy to assess the safety of anything related
to aviation?

She's an "air head"?

"Bob Noel" wrote in message
...
In article . com,
"AJ" wrote:

"I'm covering my eyes and laughing," said Wendy Keefover-Ring of
Boulder, Colo., coordinator of a national coalition of environmental
groups that wants to end aerial gunning of wildlife. "It's unsafe even
when you are in a plane that has a stronger engine than these
ultralights have."

so what qualifies Wendy to assess the safety of anything related
to aviation?

She's evidently one of the "Annoited" as Tom Sowell puts it.