When it comes to teaching students from other countries to fly, it’s no longer good enough to be a Part 61 flight school or an independent flight instructor. That’s according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs... Continue Reading →
Flight instructors blindsided by GAO report
Posted on July 22nd, 2012 by Dave Hook
When you eat bananas, the best people to ask how the bananas taste are those who eat bananas. When you want to know about growing bananas, you ask those who grow the bananas. So if you do an investigative report... Continue Reading →
Latest General Aviation Security Magazine released
Posted on July 8th, 2012 by Dave Hook
General Aviation News’s GA Security blogger, Dave Hook, has released the Summer 2012 edition of his General Aviation Security Magazine. It’s chock full of interesting articles from a number of guest authors. Check it out here. Continue Reading →
General aviation airport inspections and the TSA
Posted on June 13th, 2012 by Dave Hook
In my previous post I covered what an agent of the TSA could “request” of a general aviator. Because the article was so regulation intense, I sent an early draft to the TSA’s Office of Strategic Communications and Public Affairs... Continue Reading →
Of airport BBQs and the TSA
Posted on June 11th, 2012 by Dave Hook
I am partial to barbeques, so when I received a recent invitation to go to a local airport and enjoy a free barbeque lunch and escape the office, I jumped at the opportunity. I had the pleasure of enjoying my... Continue Reading →
Are you vulnerable to a default attack?
Posted on May 17th, 2012 by Dave Hook
This is a quick warning concerning CCTV systems. If you continue to use the default username and password for your Internet-based, remote-viewing-enabled CCTV cameras, you may have already been hacked, according to Wired Magazine’s Kim Zetter. Continue Reading →
Security toolkit from across the pond
Posted on May 16th, 2012 by Dave Hook
I want to share a resource with you that takes high level security concepts and brings them down to earth. Do you want to know the latest ideas on security lighting? Maybe you don’t, not because security lighting isn’t important,... Continue Reading →
An open letter to President Obama
Posted on May 14th, 2012 by Dave Hook
I want to thank all who took the time to respond to my previous blog, “Couldn’t sign the user fee petition? Here’s help.” As promised, I sent your names and information to the White House as the attachment to the... Continue Reading →
Couldn’t sign the user fee petition? Here’s help
Posted on May 8th, 2012 by Dave Hook
I’ve been receiving emails from readers who wanted to sign the petition against user fees, but couldn’t. Here is what I propose we do: If you send me the same registration information that was required, I will consolidate it and... Continue Reading →
Disaster recovery — Preparation is key to succes
Posted on March 25th, 2012 by Dave Hook
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... Continue Reading →
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