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NBC News Attempt To Discredit GA
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This seems incredibly dangerous. A lot of pilots have made the decision to
never allow themselves to be hijacked, no matter what. So these 'reporters' start pulling out knives or other weapons: My instinct would be to kill them without hesitation. Nor would I believe them if they started claiming that they were only reporters. Any hijacker could claim that. |
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Man that's a good point! Never thought of that.
On Fri, 13 Aug 2004 01:11:05 -0700, "C J Campbell" wrote: This seems incredibly dangerous. A lot of pilots have made the decision to never allow themselves to be hijacked, no matter what. So these 'reporters' start pulling out knives or other weapons: My instinct would be to kill them without hesitation. Nor would I believe them if they started claiming that they were only reporters. Any hijacker could claim that. |
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My instinct would be to kill them without hesitation.
And exactly how would you do that in flight? If memory serves well a cockpit of a GA aircraft or helicopter is not the best of places to practice unarmed combat techniques. Personally I have difficulties enough to (un)fold a sectional, taking somebody out will be somewhat more challenging I suppose. |
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Who is talking about an unarmed fight? "Just like an NBC reporter, bringing
a Leatherman tool to a gunfight." Seriously, I would destroy the airplane before letting a terrorist have it. |
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My email to NBC:
*************************** I read with disgust and contempt of your reporter's attempt to "expose" security lapses at a St Louis airport. The relentless and unfair "piling on" General Aviation to instill unwarranted fear in a population that is basically ignorant about aviation is a disservice. NBC News loses credibility when these stories are pursued for sensationalism and ratings. Shame on you. General Aviation had NOTHING to do with 911 or terrorism. Innocent law-abiding pilots who earn a living flying are being unfairly scapegoated because we are a small and un-influential constituency. I have lost all my respect for your organization. Chet Huntley is spinning in his grave. Lee Ross New York www.Rosspilot.com |
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"Rosspilot" wrote:
My email to NBC: *************************** I read with disgust and contempt of your reporter's attempt to "expose" security lapses at a St Louis airport. The relentless and unfair "piling on" General Aviation to instill unwarranted fear in a population that is basically ignorant about aviation is a disservice. I think it's worse than that. We have a President running for reelection with pundits saying his best bet is to stir up this **** even more. And the first apparent incident of attempted commandeering of a GA aircraft is by the media, where the result could have been stirring it up even worse. And a media they say is liberal and wants Bush defeated. NBC's reasoning in this is baffling, or maybe a conspiracy between the Bush campaign and NBC....? Fred F. |
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"C J Campbell" wrote in message ...
This seems incredibly dangerous. A lot of pilots have made the decision to never allow themselves to be hijacked, no matter what. So these 'reporters' start pulling out knives or other weapons: My instinct would be to kill them without hesitation. Nor would I believe them if they started claiming that they were only reporters. Any hijacker could claim that. Bloody awesome story. Great catch by the FBO team, and a reminder to the rest of us that it's not just terrorists we need to be vigilant against. The more we prove we can police ourselves well, the less the public will demand government agencies to do it for us. I strongly doubt these guys had any intention of pulling their toys out in flight, but rather simply wanted to prove they had been able to get them on. Even a reporter couldn't be that stupid. -cwk. |
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"TaxSrv" wrote in message ... "Rosspilot" wrote: My email to NBC: *************************** I read with disgust and contempt of your reporter's attempt to "expose" security lapses at a St Louis airport. The relentless and unfair "piling on" General Aviation to instill unwarranted fear in a population that is basically ignorant about aviation is a disservice. I think it's worse than that. We have a President running for reelection with pundits saying his best bet is to stir up this **** even more. And the first apparent incident of attempted commandeering of a GA aircraft is by the media, where the result could have been stirring it up even worse. And a media they say is liberal and wants Bush defeated. NBC's reasoning in this is baffling, or maybe a conspiracy between the Bush campaign and NBC....? It makes a lot of sense when you consider that both the liberal media and the Democrats have been saying that Bush is ignoring important terrorism issues. If Kerry is elected, expect a lot more restrictions on GA. |
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"C Kingsbury" wrote:
I strongly doubt these guys had any intention of pulling their toys out in flight, but rather simply wanted to prove they had been able to get them on. Even a reporter couldn't be that stupid. You might want to refrain from estimating the intelligence of your average news critter. You'd be surprised how high even your lowest estimate could be... Russell Kent |
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