Posted for William Wilson
<fluffysheap@gmail.com>:
I would have absolutely no problem
getting a one-time, nationwide security
clearance, though I find it
unnecessary, I also think it could be painless
enough to not really
be a problem. Such clearance could be modeled on the
Brady
law; whatever your feelings on gun control (and I certainly don't
want
to start such a discussion), certainly the Brady law
demonstrates that
nationwide background checks can be done in an
efficient manner.
The best way to attack this law is on
safety grounds. NTSB statistics show
that two of the most
common causes of accidents are flight into severe
weather and running
out of fuel. By discouraging pilots from
making
precautionary landings in the face of severe weather, low fuel
or possible
mechanical trouble, this law will cause pilots to
continue fly in such
inappropriate situations. These
precautionary landings are very common, not
currently reflected in
statistics or even considered out of
the
ordinary. *This
rule will get pilots killed
*and that is the best way to oppose it. This is
especially
true in Colorado, Alaska and other areas where severe weather
can
appear out of nowhere. Not coincidentally these are
the same areas where
there are the most airports that would be
affected by this law.
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