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... Continue Reading →
TSA comment period closes March 1
Posted on February 28th, 2012 by Dave Hook
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.... Continue Reading →
Is it security or bureaucracy?
Posted on February 26th, 2012 by Dave Hook
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... Continue Reading →
GA Security: Risk controlling — how much?
Posted on February 21st, 2012 by GAN Staff
By DAVE HOOK How much disposable income should I invest in security stuff to protect my aircraft? This question is probably one of the most sensitive that I get because flying is not cheap. Even if we have the best... Continue Reading →
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