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If anyone wants to forward my response
to the CBS stupid story to another group, please use this copy. Thanks.
My
response to CBS:
OK, Mr. Terrorist, please choose your option:
Overloaded maximum “explosive payload” potentials:
120 lb. Human
carried backpack (training? You’ve gotta be kidding!)
350 lb. Challenger
“ultralight” 2-place (one week training, minimum)
400 lb. Cessna
152 (one week training, minimum)
800 lb. Cessna 172
or Piper Cherokee (one week training, minimum)
1,500 lb.
Minivan (NO training required)
1,800 lb. Cessna
421C twin commuter or corporate plane (at least a month of training required)
2,000 lb. Pickup
truck or big SUV (used $2,000-new $30,000?) (NO training required)
Ryder
Panel van rental? $100? (NO training required)
2,500
lb. TV station camera van (NO training required)
4,000 lb. Beechcraft
Kingair B200 (?$1,000,000?) (extensive training required)
10,000-20,000 lb. Ryder Citivan
(rental ?$100?) (NO training required)
10,000-40,000
lb. TV network media van/truck (depends on model)
(NO training required)
33,000-40,000 Ryder Straight Diesel Truck (rental ? $200 ?) (NO training required)
45,000-60,000 Semi trailer truck (cost and availability?) (1-2 hours training required)
198,000 lb. FEDEX 767 (which is also “General Aviation” just
like a Cessna 152)
(extensive training required)
So, just how threatening is privately owned light general aviation?
Ed
Burkhead
http://edburkhead.com/
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (remove the QQQ)
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