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In reference to Jim Hoffer’s story Security practically nonexistent at
many small airports
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/news/investigators/wabc_investigators_020504airports.html
Here are some rough numbers for comparison
when figuring the “threat” of general aviation:
OK, Mr. Terrorist, please choose your
option:
Different delivery systems, each overloaded for maximum
“explosive payload” potentials:
120 lb. Human carried backpack
(training? You’ve gotta be
kidding!)
350 lb. “ultralight”
2-place aircraft (one week training, minimum)
400 lb. Cessna 152 (one week training, minimum) (typical two-seat
airplane)
800 lb. Cessna 172 or Piper Cherokee (one week training, minimum) (typical 4-seat
airplanes)
1,500 lb. Passenger car (used $1,000-new $30,000? 5-finger discount – 25 seconds) (NO training required)
Avis
rental? $39? (NO training required)
1,800 lb. Cessna 421C twin commuter or corporate plane (at least a month of training required)
2,500 lb. Minivan (NO training required)
3,000 lb. Pickup truck or big SUV (used $1,000-new $30,000?) (NO training required)
Ryder
Panel van rental? $100? (NO training required)
4,000 lb. Beechcraft Kingair B200 (?$1,000,000?)
(extensive training required)
10,000 lb. Ryder Citivan (rental ?$100?) (NO training required)
8,000-40,000 typical TV-station remote or
satellite trucks (NO training required)
33,000-40,000 Ryder Straight Diesel Truck
(rental ? $200 ?) (NO training required)
45,000-60,000 Semi trailer truck (cost and availability?) (1-2 hours training required)
198,000 lb. or more of combined fuel and
payload -- 767 airliner or FEDEX
767 (which is also “General Aviation” just like a Cessna 152) (extensive training required)
So, just how threatening is privately owned light general aviation?
Ed
Burkhead
http://edburkhead.com/
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