Small airplane threat

[widgeon13]

This should do wonders for aviation and the whacko's that don't like small planes and private aircraft. Can't wait to see what kind of stupid rules come from this warning.

Small Airplane Terror Threats: Feds Warn Of Threats Days Before Sept. 11th 10 Year Anniversary

[cgarr]

Bring it on, were ready!!

[RWebb]

gosh! we had a multi-page thread just recently on how small planes could never be a threat to the US President!

[daepp]

That is such a poorly written article. It seems to sugest there's a threat to small aircraft.

And no, I dont believe there is a threat from small aircraft.

[Tim Hancock]

Way more explosives could be packed in a Prius than a Cessna 150.

[widgeon13]

Originally Posted by Tim Hancock

Way more explosives could be packed in a Prius than a Cessna 150.

Or a Ford Econoline, and it wouldn't have to be a suicide job.

[wdfifteen]

Originally Posted by widgeon13

This should do wonders for aviation and the whacko's that don't like small planes and private aircraft.

Are there whackos who don't like small planes and private aircraft? I suppose so, there are whackos for and against just about everything. The anti-private aircraft whackos aren't very vocal, as whackos go.

[ronster]

Can't remember the exact date but in the early 80's a guy in a Cessna wandered, undetected, into commercial airspace, possibly had a heart attack (that was the "official" conclusion) his Cessna went into a climb and took out the tail of a Mexicana Airlines passenger plane and it crashed in a residential neighborhood outside LAX killing over 200 passengers and residents. Given the suicidal tendencies of the martyrs we, as a nation, face t is not a stretch to conclude that taking down large commercial craft in a landing pattern over residential neighborhoods thereby by killing a lot of citizens may be their idea of attacking the non military population and creating fear, death and confusion. Don't overlook the fact this mentality is after maximum kill for least amount of expenditure and a Cessna taking down a large commercial craft may be a good enough trade off for them.

[944Larry]

This has been tried before-didn't work for the Japanese either.

[flatbutt]

more fear mongering.