"Neil Gould" wrote in message ...
Recently, Jay Honeck posted:

But my point is, if there's a thousand incursions a year, what
does that say about the effectiveness and usefulness of the
ADIZ? My opinion is that it proves it's uselessness.

I find it hard to imagine that there are really 1000 incursions every
year.

But if there really are that many, I'm afraid this says volumes more
about the caliber of our pilots than it does about the utility of an
ADIZ.

My thought is that it says more about making rules that are so difficult
to follow. Keep in mind that these incursions are from all kinds of pilots
flying all kinds of aircraft. They aren't just from GA. I would think that
it would be reason to reflect on the value of a rule that results in so
many infractions and has proven time and again that it is incapable of
providing the intended "protection". That such reconsideration has so far
eluded them speaks volumes about the caliber of our rule makers.

Neil



IMHO, the biggest problem we have is the proliferation of 'laws' that are issued as a knee jerk reaction to some
singular event. Forget that there are already laws in place that would cover the event; the new 'law' appeases the media
and is meant to show that the politicians are doing their job. There are all kinds of these 'laws' that are selectively
enforced. How may times have you (not you specifically Neil ;-) seen an idiot driver doing some stupid human trick while
driving that was obviously illegal, but no-one did anything about it. This selective enforcement dilutes any enforcement
of laws that should really count.

Some say that freedom is not free; well I think that should be edited to say that freedom is not safe. We routinely risk
our lives driving down the road at 60 mph with opposing traffic doing the same, but we are free to do so. Maybe all
roads should have a vehicle proof divider to be sure we are not going to have a collision with that other car; the way
our society is going we are all going to be locked into a little room (airliner cockpits?) so nobody will be hurt. Will
we be free then?

Dan d.