Archive for April, 2009

I learned about this from a poster on the AOPA Aviation Forums. A crewmember found a TSA agent asleep in a wheelchair. He took pictures. Then he was harrassed by other TSA agents for taking those pictures, and he politely declined to delete them as they requested. He knew that he had a right to [...]

When local TSA officials attempted to implement Operation Playbook at several FBOs last fall, there was an outcry of objection from the affected pilots and from many aviation organizations (including NBAA, NATA, and AOPA). The TSA developed Operation Playbook with the goal of enhancing security at airports by adding unpredictability and flexibility to security initiatives. [...]

It appears that the TSA is attempting to strip away the liberties enjoyed by private pilots in the United States via a three-pronged attack. Three separate initiatives have been undertaken by the TSA, each attempting to control and restrict some portion of general aviation.
First is the Large Aircraft Security Program, or LASP. This consists of [...]

The Denver Post ran a good article on the impact that the new TSA security directive 8F will have on the 13 airports in Colorado with commercial operations. Many folks at these airports are very upset about the directive and its potential impact.
Denver Post
The article was referenced in a recent AvWeb “AvFlash” post:
AvWebFlash