tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11093162.post4539171115310309230..comments2024-03-23T19:16:01.555-07:00Comments on Can it happen here?: The latest in security theaterjaninsanfranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07548452260456734928noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11093162.post-71291892431380483062009-03-12T10:20:00.000-07:002009-03-12T10:20:00.000-07:00The proposed TSA regulations for Alaska cover not ...The proposed TSA regulations for Alaska cover not only larger planes, but the twin-engine and turboprop aircraft used by bush pilots. The TSA regulations quoted by Jan mention “large planes.” These are not large planes like the ones I fly on Seattle/SF. What they’re talking about are typically planes that hold up to seven people, including pilot(s). The airports affected by the proposal are in places that most people in the lower-48 have never heard of. From an article in the Juneau Empire (.com) “An estimated 100 aircraft in the state would fall under the new rules at a cost of about $190,000 per airplane - costs that air carriers would likely pass on to passengers.”<BR/><BR/>I’m focusing on this section of what Jan wrote because I’ve met Native women in rural Alaska who depend on bush pilots for their cancer treatment. It’s already life-threatening if the weather keeps someone from their cancer treatment and/or receiving medicines. Doesn’t take much to imagine what it might be like if everything in the bush was subjected to TSA scrutiny.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11093162.post-34844447491753801072009-03-12T09:13:00.000-07:002009-03-12T09:13:00.000-07:00I don't think even George Orwell could have dreame...I don't think even George Orwell could have dreamed up this insanity. Your government at work.Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18373134676852496647noreply@blogger.com