FW: Article "DHS Wants GA Aircraft Screened Before Flights To U.S."

On 2007-11-06 14:42:36 -0800, said:

On Tue, 6 Nov 2007 14:25:41 -0800, C J Campbell
wrote:


That would be a good trick. How would you do it? Say you are in Mexico
at some airport which does not even have a phone, let alone Internet
access. Currently you can take off and call Customs as long as you give
Customs notice 60 minutes before crossing the border. Now, they want a
security screen of your passengers before you even take off? How do you
do that?

This is going to kill a lot of humanitarian programs in Mexico that
depend on volunteer pilots. The earlier Customs proposal was completely
unworkable, now this.

What kind of fantasy world to these people live in?

Last I looked, Alaska was part of the United States of America. How
come these guys want to screen flights from Alaska?

Did you miss the part where it mentioned Pt 135??

Pt 91/GA is going to have to use the same procedure/system that Pt 135
has been using for quite some time.

https://eapis.cbp.dhs.gov/

TC

Great, if you have Internet access. But in Mexico a lot of airports do
not even have phones, let alone Internet access. What, does DHS think
that if it commands people to register over the Internet, that all the
necessary equipment will just suddenly appear in a flash of pink smoke?
--
Waddling Eagle
World Famous Flight Instructor

On 2007-11-06 15:25:33 -0800, said:

On Nov 6, 10:24 am, "Robert M. Gary" wrote:
On Nov 6, 9:14 am, Jon wrote:

Just got this today in e-mail, forwarded from an Aviation Daily piece.
I imagine this should **** of a few people.

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DHS Wants GA Aircraft Screened Before Flights To U.S.

Perhaps they can make an exception if the pilot personally has known
the passenger for more than 10 years.

-Robert

DHS use logical and rational thought? Not gonna happen, you get to go
through the security checkpoint just like everyone else...

Even if there isn't one? Sure, you might have security checkpoints at
major airports, but outside of the US a lot of airports do not have
fences or anything else.

What about Alaskan hunters carrying their weapons onto small planes? I
know! DHS will make them hunt bears with their bare hands! That's why
they are called bare hands, you know -- so you can hunt bears with them.
--
Waddling Eagle
World Famous Flight Instructor

In article 2007110621085416807-christophercampbell@hotmailcom,
C J Campbell wrote:

What, does DHS think

DHS doesn't think. Don't expect the impossible from such a group. (-{

--
Bob Noel
(goodness, please trim replies!!!)

On Tue, 6 Nov 2007 21:08:54 -0800, C J Campbell
wrote:


Great, if you have Internet access. But in Mexico a lot of airports do
not even have phones, let alone Internet access. What, does DHS think
that if it commands people to register over the Internet, that all the
necessary equipment will just suddenly appear in a flash of pink smoke?

I understand what you are saying, and am not disagreeing, but you are
urinating into the wind.

FWIW, the Pt 135 people were mandated to use the EAPIS system before
it was operational-so evidently they were counting on "a flash of pink
smoke".

Call around to a couple of smaller Pt 135 operations and ask them what
it takes to haul a box of freight into the US...I think you will find
that most of them tried to "comply" and gave up. Strange thing is a
bunch of auto parts seem to be made in either Mexico or Canada these
days.

TC

C J Campbell writes:

Great, if you have Internet access. But in Mexico a lot of airports do
not even have phones, let alone Internet access. What, does DHS think
that if it commands people to register over the Internet, that all the
necessary equipment will just suddenly appear in a flash of pink smoke?

Perhaps there are people in DHS who would simply like to put an end to all
private aviation.

Mxsmanic wrote in
:

C J Campbell writes:

Great, if you have Internet access. But in Mexico a lot of airports
do not even have phones, let alone Internet access. What, does DHS
think that if it commands people to register over the Internet, that
all the necessary equipment will just suddenly appear in a flash of
pink smoke?

Perhaps there are people in DHS who would simply like to put an end to
all private aviation.


A bit like you.



Bertie