Despite Studies Suggesting GA Makes For A Poor Weapon System,
DHS and FBI Publish Warnings
OK... let the pre-9/11 anniversary paranoia begin! A Friday
missive credited to both the FBI and the Department of Homeland
Security is warning the nation's security forces to be alert for a
possible threat to the nation via small aircraft. While admitting
that there is no specific or even credible threat yet defined (or
accompanied by any real evidence), that hasn't kept the Feds from
ratcheting up the paranoia factor and implicating a weapon system
that, at best, would make for a pretty poor mode of attack --
namely small airplanes.
But Defending Against JCM Litigation Has Closed Some Down
Hot air balloonists in California have achieved what may be a
hollow victory over JCM Farming, Inc. of Solana Beach. In an
apparent effort to impose its own restrictions on the use of
airspace above its facility, the company filed lawsuits against hot
air balloon ride providers. After more than two years, on August
15th, the suits were dropped, but some of the plaintiffs say their
businesses are gone.
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