Really? Are there only 3,035 general aviators out there who are against paying a $100 per flight user fee?
Click here to sign the petition. If you’re not already convinced, then please read on.
Disaster recovery — Preparation is key to succes
March 25, 2012 by 1 Comment
Now that we’re past the first day of spring it’s time to start planning for two important seasons ahead: Hurricane and wildfire. According to the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), hurricane season begins May 15 for the Eastern Pacific and June 1 for the Atlantic. Both end on Nov. 30. For those who live and work in places where you are sure that hurricane season is of little concern, you may have a wildfire season to consider. Sorry, there’s no definite nationwide start and stop date for wildfire season because wildfire season is regional, based upon the local flora, and highly dependent upon the weather.
I’m sure that some of you are asking yourselves, “Hey, what’s a security guy doing writing about disaster recovery?” [Read more...]
BOLO: Protecting our GA community
March 11, 2012 by 3 Comments
At last count there are more than 627,000 active pilots in the United States. That comes out to over 2.5 million eyes and ears. It’s the power of that number of eyes and ears that makes what I’m about to introduce an extremely powerful tool for general aviation security.
Unintended consequences
March 5, 2012 by 3 Comments
What happens when government policies and regulations intervene in the natural selection process of the business jungle?
One of the hot terms in the security industry is continuity. I read plenty about continuity of business. That’s a charged subject because continuity programs reach into every nook and cranny of a business. I also keep up as best I can with continuity of government. That’s a fairly shadowy subject that reaches back into the Cold War and further. But continuity of industry has yet to be discussed openly, and certainly not the continuity of the general aviation industry. Why?
General aviation is one of the few industries of the United States where exports continue to exceed imports. [Read more...]
TSA comment period closes March 1
February 28, 2012 by 1 Comment
Do you know about 49 CFR 1552? This regulation deals with alien flight training and flight school security awareness training and is one of the few federal security regulations that the U.S. Transportation Security Administration requires compliance from general aviation. Are you interested in submitting your comments to the TSA and the Office of Management and Budget concerning this training? Now’s your chance.
Is it security or bureaucracy?
February 26, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Security results in action. Bureaucracy results in more bureaucracy.
There is no group of people better qualified to discuss action and response than pilots. From our first day of flying training our flight instructors teach us not to take an action for granted. Flip a switch, look for an action. Make a control input, ensure you get the desired response.
Security is the same. It’s action-based, not paperwork-based. [Read more...]
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