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Old February 3rd 06, 06:33 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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Default 16 year old steals a plane

("Skylune" wrote)
Yeah, but 16 year olds will do dumb things if they CAN. And, with the
current state of (in)security at GA airports, these things will continue
to happen.



http://4wheeldrive.about.com/od/buysellcartrucksuvonline/a/moststolencars.htm
"Did you know that every 24 seconds, a motor vehicle is stolen in the United
States? The odds of a vehicle being stolen were 1 in 186 in 2002 (latest
data available). The odds are highest in urban areas."

Those cars all have two locks per vehicle - door and steering column.

So, just how many locks on small GA airplanes will make you feel safe? Fence
in airports?

I got an idea... fence in Wal-Mart, Target, Home Depot, K-Mart, Kohl's,
Walgreens. Entrance is gained by key-cards, special codes, secret
handshakes, ancient amulets...

Nope. Bad idea - idiots will still steal cars!


Montblack