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Subject: EAA e-Alert
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> EAA URGES MEMBERS TO OPPOSE OUTRAGEOUS HOUSE BILL THAT WOULD SEVERELY =
RESTRICT GENERAL AVIATION EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wis. - (Sept. 9, =
2004) - The Experimental Aircraft Association is urging its members and =
all aviation enthusiasts to contact their Congressional representatives =
and strongly oppose a newly introduced bill by Rep. Anthony Weiner =
(D-N.Y.)=20
> This bill (H.R. 5035) would require the Department of Homeland =
Security to create a method of screening all passengers and property on =
each flight of all passenger aircraft in the U.S., including general =
aviation aircraft of all types. It would also prohibit any non-airline =
aircraft from flying within 1,500 feet of any structure or building, and =
prohibit non-airline aircraft from flying over any U.S. city with a =
population of 1 million or more. It would further require that pilots of =
all aircraft in U.S. airspace remain in contact with the Federal =
Aviation Administration, presumably by radio, regardless of altitude or =
location.
> "The extreme shortsightedness of this bill speaks for itself and =
completely counters the government's own security experts, who have =
continually stated that general aviation does not pose a significant =
security threat to the U.S.," said Doug Macnair, EAA's vice president of =
government relations. "It's sad that the solemn anniversary of the 9/11 =
terrorist attacks is being used to introduce this bill, which does =
nothing to enhance security and smacks of election-year grandstanding."
> With 17,000 landing facilities and nearly 200,000 aircraft in the =
United States, EAA maintains that it is inconceivable that the =
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and FAA could ever fund and =
administer such a plan. DHS and the Transportation Security =
Administration have repeatedly indicated that general aviation does not =
warrant such levels of security when compared to other transportation =
modes and threats.
> "We as a nation need to focus our limited resources on the most =
serious vulnerabilities and threats to our security," Macnair added. =
"TSA has made extensive studies of those threats and nowhere has that =
agency ever suggested such draconian measures as those proposed in this =
bill."
> EAA members and others can express their opposition to this bill to =
their congressional representatives by finding their contact information =
at <http://www.house.gov>. EAA immediately contacted members of the =
House Aviation Subcommittee to state its extreme opposition to this =
legislation.
> EAA, The Leader in Recreational Aviation, is an international =
association with 170,000 members and 1,000 local Chapters. To join EAA =
or for more information on EAA and its programs, call 1-800-JOIN-EAA =
(1-800-564-6322) or go to <http://www.eaa.org>.=20
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