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> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
> Behalf Of Erik Reuter
> So, in order to accomplish a WTC like stunt, all they'd have to do is
> pick a plane which was going to Newark airport, and hijack it just
> before its final landing approach, overfly the airport, and proceed to
> Manhattan, right? I don't see how this can have much effect against
> intelligent terrorists.
The restrictions Bob was talking about don't change anything for commercial
flights, which have always been required to fly under instrument rules (with
the same net effect). They change things considerably for anyone flying
under visual rules. If there are in fact a number of trained pilots in the
United States who are terrorists, these rules are designed to make it harder
for them to fly a small plane into anything. Not that they'd do the kind of
damage that we saw last week, but small planes "falling out of the sky" are
always a bit of terror for many people (or else it wouldn't make the news
every time they crash). And I suspect that there's also concern that a
small plane could be loaded with explosives and make a pretty big bang.
I'm starting to wonder if I'll ever use my pilot's license again...
Nick
