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For what it's worth and may intentionally go unnoticed by the frienzied media, was how little damage a 2000 lb. flying bomb can do. Certainly makes me live in mortal fear!!! Dick ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Genzling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Coupers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Aircraft Builders List" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 5:31 AM Subject: [COUPERS] Fw: AVflash 8.02a > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- > > 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 > > The Top Headlines From AVweb's Expanded, Illustrated > News Coverage At <http://avweb.com/n/?02a>. > > 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." > > ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aVxiLm.aVzvvT Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
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