SSA Board Meeting in Charlotte 10-20-12

On 10/19/2012 8:27 AM, Steve Leonard wrote:
On Thursday, October 18, 2012 5:57:42 PM UTC-5, Andrzej Kobus wrote:

Very interesting especially this:

http://www.ssa.org/files/member/DHS%...SC%20pilot.pdf

Wow! I wonder who got the "honor" of that beat-down? So glad that
our government and law enforcement is there to protect us, even if it
has to kill us to do it.

We have a power reactor and other nuclear related stuff north of us
(Richland, WA). That area has "For reason of national security, pilots
are requested to avoid flight below 1800' MSL in this area". That's
about 1300 AGL. As I understand it, it's just a request, not a requirement.

If they are only two miles from an airport, it seem they would see a lot
of aircraft in the 1000-2000 foot AGL range, either over them or nearby.
Maybe it was the circling that bothered them? In any case, it was nutty
to think about "shooting down" any aircraft that they had time to worry
about. An aircraft with evil intentions would simply fly straight into
the reactor, long before they could arrange any "shoot down".

I wonder what is missing from what we've heard so far; at least the FAA
got it right, as I would expect.

--
Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to
email me)

On Friday, October 19, 2012 9:37:01 AM UTC-7, Eric Greenwell wrote:
On 10/19/2012 8:27 AM, Steve Leonard wrote:

On Thursday, October 18, 2012 5:57:42 PM UTC-5, Andrzej Kobus wrote:



Very interesting especially this:



http://www.ssa.org/files/member/DHS%...SC%20pilot.pdf



Wow! I wonder who got the "honor" of that beat-down? So glad that

our government and law enforcement is there to protect us, even if it

has to kill us to do it.



We have a power reactor and other nuclear related stuff north of us

(Richland, WA). That area has "For reason of national security, pilots

are requested to avoid flight below 1800' MSL in this area". That's

about 1300 AGL. As I understand it, it's just a request, not a requirement.



If they are only two miles from an airport, it seem they would see a lot

of aircraft in the 1000-2000 foot AGL range, either over them or nearby.

Maybe it was the circling that bothered them? In any case, it was nutty

to think about "shooting down" any aircraft that they had time to worry

about. An aircraft with evil intentions would simply fly straight into

the reactor, long before they could arrange any "shoot down".



I wonder what is missing from what we've heard so far; at least the FAA

got it right, as I would expect.



--

Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to

email me)

Is the copy of the AOPA letter available directly from the SSA website or from AOPA? I've gone into the member's section and don't find it.

Thanks,
Craig

On Oct 19, 2:27*pm, Craig Funston
wrote:
On Friday, October 19, 2012 9:37:01 AM UTC-7, Eric Greenwell wrote:
On 10/19/2012 8:27 AM, Steve Leonard wrote:

On Thursday, October 18, 2012 5:57:42 PM UTC-5, Andrzej Kobus wrote:

Very interesting especially this:

http://www.ssa.org/files/member/DHS%...SC%20pilot.pdf

Wow! *I wonder who got the "honor" of that beat-down? *So glad that

our government and law enforcement is there to protect us, even if it

has to kill us to do it.

We have a power reactor and other nuclear related stuff north of us

(Richland, WA). That area has "For reason of national security, pilots

are requested to avoid flight below 1800' MSL in this area". That's

about 1300 AGL. As I understand it, it's just a request, not a requirement.

If they are only two miles from an airport, it seem they would see a lot

of aircraft in the 1000-2000 foot AGL range, either over them or nearby..

Maybe it was the circling that bothered them? In any case, it was nutty

to think about "shooting down" any aircraft that they had time to worry

about. An aircraft with evil intentions would simply fly straight into

the reactor, long before they could arrange any "shoot down".

I wonder what is missing from what we've heard so far; at least the FAA

got it right, as I would expect.

--

Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to

email me)

Is the copy of the AOPA letter available directly from the SSA website or from AOPA? *I've gone into the member's section and don't find it.

Thanks,
Craig

2nd and3rd posts have links to the letter on the SSA site.
T

On Friday, October 19, 2012 7:53:32 PM UTC-7, T wrote:
On Oct 19, 2:27*pm, Craig Funston

wrote:

On Friday, October 19, 2012 9:37:01 AM UTC-7, Eric Greenwell wrote:

On 10/19/2012 8:27 AM, Steve Leonard wrote:



On Thursday, October 18, 2012 5:57:42 PM UTC-5, Andrzej Kobus wrote:



Very interesting especially this:



http://www.ssa.org/files/member/DHS%...SC%20pilot.pdf



Wow! *I wonder who got the "honor" of that beat-down? *So glad that



our government and law enforcement is there to protect us, even if it



has to kill us to do it.



We have a power reactor and other nuclear related stuff north of us



(Richland, WA). That area has "For reason of national security, pilots



are requested to avoid flight below 1800' MSL in this area". That's



about 1300 AGL. As I understand it, it's just a request, not a requirement.



If they are only two miles from an airport, it seem they would see a lot



of aircraft in the 1000-2000 foot AGL range, either over them or nearby.



Maybe it was the circling that bothered them? In any case, it was nutty



to think about "shooting down" any aircraft that they had time to worry



about. An aircraft with evil intentions would simply fly straight into



the reactor, long before they could arrange any "shoot down".



I wonder what is missing from what we've heard so far; at least the FAA



got it right, as I would expect.



--



Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to



email me)



Is the copy of the AOPA letter available directly from the SSA website or from AOPA? *I've gone into the member's section and don't find it.



Thanks,

Craig



2nd and3rd posts have links to the letter on the SSA site.

T

Thanks guys, I noted the referenced link and downloaded the PDF of the letter days ago.

I just went looking for it using a different path to confirm its veracity. Not that I would ever doubt something I've seen on RAS ;-) The whole thing has the weird vibe of an urban legend and I was trying to get it straight from the original sources. My point was that I didn't find a way to get to the file containing the AOPA letter on the SSA website. Seems like the logical place to find it might be "News".

Cheers,
Craig