TSA proposal TSA-208-0021, Large Aircraft Security Program

Link here, comments are open through 2/27/09,
http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspubli...=TSA-2008-0021

Affected parties are owners/operators of large GA airplanes ( 12,500#
gross wt), of which there are roughly 9000 in US. The TSA's own
estimate is that these regs will cost those 9000 owners about $1.4
Billion over ten years. Among other things, TSA wants to screen pax
for private GA flight. Only on large GA aircraft... for now.

This is a news item in EAA mag this month, I'm sure it's on the radar
at AOPA as well. Passing along for the benefit of the soaring
community.

Evan Ludeman / T8

wrote:
Link here, comments are open through 2/27/09,
http://www.regulations.gov/fdmspubli...=DocketDetail&
d=TSA-2008-0021

Affected parties are owners/operators of large GA airplanes ( 12,500#
gross wt), of which there are roughly 9000 in US.

Also affected are all airports capable of servicing those aircraft.

The TSA's own
estimate is that these regs will cost those 9000 owners about $1.4
Billion over ten years. Among other things, TSA wants to screen pax
for private GA flight. Only on large GA aircraft... for now.

The weight limit is irrelevant because it is arbitrary - consider the
underlying principle at work: no flight in the U.S. can be taken without
prior approval of the TSA. For each and every flight. That's the underlying
philosophy the TSA is working from. They are just being nice by setting the
weight limit at that number.

This is a news item in EAA mag this month, I'm sure it's on the radar
at AOPA as well. Passing along for the benefit of the soaring
community.

I don't understand why there isn't more outrage at what this means.

One (of many) problems I understand about this proposal is that if you
operate our of an airport that operates aircraft in excess of this
weight, that it will simply be impractical for the FBO there to not
screen everyone as they enter the airport, even if it isn't required
So even if you are going through to your DG400 you may still have be
screened because but they can't practically just wave you around
there screening process becuase you say it doesn't apply to you.

Simply put the proprosal does explain how the will determine who to
screen and who not to.

There are many other problems with this proprosal as well.

Brian