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This was posted to our Quickie Builders group this afternoon. Let's forward this to any FBOs, flying schools, airport managers and everybody else you can think of. As the writer correctly states, since NBC was caught with their pants down, we'll hear nothing about this on the evening news. If they had gotten away with it, General Aviation would have been slammed again. Mike C. > Sent: Friday, August 13, 2004 9:14 AM > Subject: NBC employees try to get helicopter from St. Louis Downtown Airport > & go to jail in the effort.... > > > > This news blip brought to us from Ron Buswell. > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > > Aero-News Network "Propwash" E-Mail Aero-News Summary > > > A Free E-Mail Newsletter ISSN: > > > 08.13.04 Issue 56/13 > > > For Subscribe/Unsubscribe procedures: > > > http://www.aero-news.net/subscribe.cfm > > > > > > For Subscribe/Unsubscribe procedures and Privacy Statement, scroll to > > > end. > > > > > > Aero-News Alert: Non-Aviation Media Trying To Discredit GA > > > American Association of Airport Executives issues alert, > > > reports NBC trying to set up GA facilities and FBO's > > > > > > Rebecca Morrison, Staff Vice President, Transportation Security > > > Policy Department at the American Association of Airport > > > Executives, has transmitted the following memo and requested widest > > > possible distribution: > > > > > > The following is a > > > description of an incident that occurred today (11 Aug) at the > > > St. Louis Downtown Airport, a large GA facility. We are > > > sharing this story with you as there are indications that it might > > > be repeated throughout the country. We would like to thank > > > Bob McDaniel, the Director at the St. Louis Downtown Airport, for > > > sharing the details of the incident outlined below. > > > > > > Earlier today two Middle Eastern men attempted to penetrate > > > our security. They telephoned one of my helicopter FBOs and > > > asked about a charter flight. After discussion of price and > > > directions to the business, they arrived an hour later. When > > > the office agent asked how they were going to pay for the flight > > > they produced cash. When asked for ID, they produced > > > driver's licenses from two different states and they were > > > driving a car licensed in a third state. > > > > > > Things didn't smell right so the mechanic took them > > > into the hangar to see the aircraft while the office person called > > > the FBI and local police. The helicopter they were going to > > > fly was blocked in by other aircraft so the mechanic was able to > > > stall them by having to slowly shuffle the blocking planes. > > > Meanwhile the two men got their backpacks and odd-shaped luggage > > > out of their car. Soon the local police arrived and they were > > > hauled off to jail in handcuffs. > > > > > > After a little time behind bars, the FBI verified that the > > > two men were employed by NBC New York and were on assignment to get > > > a story of how easy it is to charter a helicopter for a terrorist > > > attack. The men had stayed in a local hotel and purchased box > > > cutters, leather-man knives, and other potential weapons at the > > > local Wal-Mart using a credit card. The box cutters had been > > > hidden in the lining at the bottom of the back packs and the other > > > weapons were hidden throughout their baggage. They had > > > audiotaped the telephone conversation with Arlene and were going to > > > use it as part of a national news story about how easy it is to get > > > information and directions to the location of the helicopter and > > > then hijack it to commit a terrorist attack. > > > > > > I doubt they will be back at our airport soon and this is a > > > story that will never be seen since they were caught. A very > > > "well-done" to my FBO and staff and the local FBI and > > > police response forces. We have since learned that we were > > > the first airport where this had been attempted and NBC planned to > > > attempt similar penetration stories around the country. > > > Please help me spread the word to other airports. > > > FMI: www.airportnet.org/security > > > > > > For the WHOLE story, go to > > > http://www.aero-news.net/news/genav.cfm?ContentBlockID=ff753694-4e36-4000-8b > > 50-29b7f1053b7f > > > > > > > > > > > > GAMA Praises Security Vigilance Of GA Operator > > > > > > It's nice to know the GA > > > biz is keeping an eye out for the bad guys... even when the bad > > > guys come from NBC News. GAMA has joined in the justifiable praise > > > over the vigilance of a small general aviation aircraft operator > > > who promptly identified and reported two suspicious individuals > > > attempting to rent a general aviation aircraft. After arresting, > > > interviewing and searching the individuals, law enforcement > > > personnel determined they were actually NBC reporters attempting to > > > generate a news story. > > > > > > "The general aviation community has always said that our > > > nation's best defense against terrorism is a vigilant > > > public," said Ed Bolen, GAMA President and CEO. > > > > > > The arrest of the news reporters follows the recent publication > > > of The 9/11 Commission Report which documented how the general > > > aviation community successfully identified and reported suspicious > > > persons even prior to 9/11. > > > > > > "Although it is doubtful this story will make the evening > > > news programs, today's incident is further indication that > > > the general aviation community takes security seriously" said > > > Bolen. > > > FMI: www.GAMA.aero > > > > > > For the WHOLE story, go to > > > http://www.aero-news.net/news/genav.cfm?ContentBlockID=e05e6fc3-6828-41d7-ba > > c0-eecc2529d0ac > > > > > > > > > Klyde Morris 08.13.04 > > > Klyde Has A Few Things To Say About A Recent > > > "Cat-astrophe" > > > FMI: www.klydemorris.com > > > > > > For the WHOLE story, go to > > > http://www.aero-news.net/news/featurestories.cfm?ContentBlockID=9280628d-05c > > b-4757-ab12-786bc6adaf0b > > > > > > > > NOTAM Number: FDC > > > 4/8406 > > > Location: SIOUX CITY, Iowa > > > Beginning Date: August 14, 2004 at 17:00 UTC (August 14, 2004 at > > > 12:00 CDT) > > > Ending Date: August 14, 2004 at 20:00 UTC (August 14, 2004 at 15:00 > > > CDT) > > > Reason for NOTAM: Temporary flight restrictions for national > > > security > > > Type: VIP > > > Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A > > > FAA Contact(Pilots): > > > No Pilots May Operate An Aircraft in the Areas Covered by this > > > NOTAM Except as Described. > > > > > > Affected Area(s) > > > > > > Inner Circle > > > Airspace Definition: > > > Circle Center: 6 nautical miles from SIOUX CITY VORTAC(SUX) > > > on the 324 radial (Latitude: 4226'44"N, Longitude: > > > 9623'40"W) > > > Radius: 10 nautical miles > > > Altitude: From and including the surface up to 18000 > > > feet > > > Operating Restrictions and Requirements: > > > Effective Date: August 14, 2004 at 17:00 UTC (August 14, 2004 > > > at 12:00 CDT) - August 14, 2004 at 20:00 UTC (August 14, 2004 at > > > 15:00 CDT) > > > Except as specified below and/or unless authorized by > > > ATC: > > > A. All aircraft operations within a 10 NMR area listed above > > > are prohibited except for: > > > 1. Law enforcement and military aircraft, directly supporting > > > the United States Secret Service (USSS) and the office of the > > > president of the United States (POTUS), emergency medical flights, > > > regularly scheduled commercial passenger and cargo aircraft that > > > meet or exceed the TSAS domestic security inspection program > > > standards and are arriving into and/or departing from 14 CFR Part > > > 139 airports. > > > 2. For operations within the TFR all medical flight operation > > > companies shall coordinate with the USSS prior to this NOTAM going > > > into effect to avoid potential delays. > > > > > > > > > Outer Circle > > > Airspace Definition: > > > Circle Center: 6.8 nautical miles from SIOUX CITY VORTAC(SUX) > > > on the 324 radial (Latitude: 4226'44"N, Longitude: > > > 9623'40"W) > > > Radius: 30 nautical miles > > > Altitude: From and including the surface up to 18000 > > > feet > > > Operating Restrictions and Requirements: > > > Effective Date: August 14, 2004 at 17:00 UTC (August 14, 2004 > > > at 12:00 CDT) - August 14, 2004 at 20:00 UTC (August 14, 2004 at > > > 15:00 CDT) > > > B. Within the airspace between 10 NMR and 30 NMR listed > > > above: > > > 1. All aircraft entering or exiting the 30 NM radius TFR > > > shall be on an active IFR or VFR flight plan with a discrete code > > > assigned by an Air Traffic Control (ATC) facility. Aircraft shall > > > be squawking the discrete code prior to departure and at all times > > > while in the TFR. > > > 2. All aircraft entering or exiting the 30 NM radius TFR must > > > remain in two-way radio communications with ATC. > > > 3. All aircraft operating within the 10 to 30 NM radius TFR > > > and operating at altitudes of up to but not including FL180 are > > > limited to aircraft arriving or departing local airfields and ATC > > > may authorize transit operations. Aircraft may not > > > loiter. > > > 4. Flight training, practice instrument approaches, aerobatic > > > flight, glider operations, parachute operations, ultralight, hang > > > gliding, balloon operations agriculture/crop dusting, animal > > > population control flight operations, banner tosing operations, > > > commercial cargo carrier operations that fail to meet or exceed the > > > TSAS domestic security inspection program standards are not > > > authorized. > > > 5. All U.S. Secret Service cleared aircraft operators based > > > in the area should notify the US Secret Service prior to their > > > departure. > > > 6. All medical flight operation companies shall coordinate > > > with the USSS prior to this NOTAM going into effect to avoid > > > potential delays when the NOTAM is in effect. > > > C. It is recommended that all aircraft operators check NOTAMS > > > frequently for possible required changes to this TFR prior to > > > operations within this region. > > > > > > Other Information: > > > ARTCC: ZMP > > > Issue Date: August 12, 2004 at 16:52 UTC (August 12, 2004 at 11:52 > > > CDT) > > > Authority: Title 14 CFR section 91.141 > > > FMI: http://tfr.faa.gov/tfr/jsp/save_pages/detail_4_8406.html > > > > > > For the WHOLE story, go to > > > http://www.aero-news.net/news/genav.cfm?ContentBlockID=d4918892-9c90-4a8d-ae > > 1b-9f5e87f8c9eb > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> > Yahoo! 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