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What a Bias bunch of garbage that CNN did, Like we all said, the run a
short
poll and state it as fact. Time to flood them with e-mail now folks.
Jimi
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SMALL AIRPLANE CRASHES INTO TAMPA BUILDING...
With images of September 11 still fresh in everyone's mind, Saturday's
crash of a Cessna 172 into a Tampa, Fla., skyscraper is not going to
help the public feel more at ease about general aviation. A 15-year-old
student pilot took off by himself, without talking to ATC, from the St.
Petersburg-Clearwater Airport. He did not respond to instructions from
ATC or a pursuing Coast Guard helicopter before crashing into the 28th
floor of the 42-story Bank of America building. It appears there was no
fire on impact. The boy was killed, but nobody in the building or on
the ground was hurt.
...APPARENTLY A DELIBERATE ACT...
The boy had been taking lessons at the airport, and his instructor had
sent him to the ramp to preflight the airplane when he took off on his
own. The FBI said they did not believe there was any terrorist motive,
but late yesterday the Associated Press reported that the boy had left a
note expressing sympathy for Osama bin Laden and support for the
September 11 attacks. Various reports have suggested that the boy was
troubled and may have been suicidal.
...GENERATING FEARFUL RESPONSE AND GA REACTION
An online poll at CNN.com yesterday reported that 64 percent of
respondents agreed that in light of the Tampa incident, there should be
more restrictions on access to planes. AOPA and the General Aviation
Manufacturers Association (GAMA) tried to stem fears by noting that
they already have proposed security measures for GA airports. "GAMA
fully understands the importance of this event," GAMA President Ed
Bolen said in a news release yesterday, "and assures the public that
security and safety are top priorities for our association. ...
Everyone associated with general aviation [must] be vigilant in
securing aircraft against unauthorized use." AOPA spokesman Warren
Morningstar tried to put the event in perspective for the Associated
Press: "There really was not a security breach," he said. "There was
an abuse of trust here."
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