GA headed for regulatory trouble

But -- mark my words -- all it will take is ONE successful attack using
a GA plane, and there WILL be a "No Fly Zone" around D.C.
Snipola

Which will prove what we've been saying all along, that the ADIZ
does NOTHING to secure the area.

I'm afraid GA is in a no-win situation, outside of the political arena.

- If we bitch about the ADIZ being ineffective, the Feds may actually listen
and take note, and impose harsher restrictions.

- If we DON'T bitch about the ADIZ, it may become permanent...

- If the ADIZ is violated (as it is, almost daily), this proves to the
general public that we GA pilots are a bunch of idiots who cannot
navigate...

- If there is an actual terrorist attack using GA planes inside the ADIZ, we
will have proven that the ADIZ was ineffective -- and lost everything.

Our only hope, IMHO, at this point is to:

1. Maintain political pressure, through AOPA, EAA, and individual efforts.
2. Exert peer pressure on our flying peers, to educate themselves and STOP
BUSTING THE ADIZ.
3. Make sure that our airports -- and, specifically, our airplanes -- are
secure from theft.
4. Keep your fingers crossed that all of these actions (plus whatever unseen
actions our government security forces are taking) result in there being NO
terrorist attacks utilizing GA planes.

If these four things come together, I think eventually the ADIZ and TFRs
will go away. If any one of those four thing DON'T come together, the ADIZ
is here to stay -- or worse.

It's a shame, but it's just the way it is.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"