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  • From: David Minton <dminton AT mindspring.com>
  • To: InterNetWorkers <internetworkers AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: Stopping terrorism
  • Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2001 15:51:00 -0400


I didn't move on this tangent to sound like a wacko paranoid. I was
responding to this questions:

On 9/14/01 1:07 PM, "mdthomas AT mindspring.com" wrote:

> The intellectual challenges here are:
>
> * understanding the vulnerabilities to our way of life;

and point out that it would be easier to find the ways were are not
vulnerable rather than the vulnerabilities. I don't think there is any way
to provide adequate security to the air travel/air cargo system as we know
it today. If someone has money, time and followers willing to sacrifice
their lives, I don't think there is much to do to stop them in an open
society. If they are determined, they will get through. The question is just
how difficult we make it for them, and for ourselves in the process. The new
security methods implemented this week appear to only be making things
difficult for us. I don't see them deterring potential terrorists at all.

David

On 9/14/01 3:40 PM, "Greg Cox" <glcox AT pobox.com> wrote:

>> If the terrorists own the plane, or charter a private plane, they have
>> every
>> right to be there. They wouldn't even be looking suspicious. Does anyone
>> check the baggage that is loaded onto private planes?
>
> Privates, no, no luggage inspection, same as nobody inspects what's in your
> trunk until you do something wrong. Hell, in some light planes the pilot,
> passenger, full fuel, and 2 maps will put you over gross weight limits, and
> even the weight limits in light twins (mostly the biggest private planes
> seen regularly) are tight.
>
> You can't charter a private plane, technically. Charters are a commercial
> activity with a certification process. Luggage inspection falls under the
> purview of whoever is providing the charter (local rules for the FBO or
> airport authority), and under what part of 14 CFR the charter operation is
> certified (14 CFR 121 or 14 CFR 135), which might just be amended in the
> near future, a hunch says. I've not read these FARs closely, since I'm
> not a commercial pilot. I don't think charter operators usually inspect
> luggage, because, well, what terrorist is going to pay over $5000 to
> charter a small bomb when for $89 (one way, obviously) you can get a big
> one AND free peanuts?
>
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