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Cockpit Security No matter what technology may be employed to bar unauthorized entry to the “front office,” rest assured that it will be challenged by innovation on the part of the terrorists (AVwebFlash, Sep. 14). I wouldn’t be surprised to see contacts that can foil retinal scanners and gloves that can do likewise to fingerprint […]

Jacksonville’s Ban On Home Aircraft I read the article describing Jacksonville’s city ordinance attempting to prohibit aircraft repair, restoration or kit construction at residential homes (AVwebFlash, Aug. 31). I then visited Brian Kraut’s Web site, viewing pictures of his home and numerous neighbors’ homes. The obvious distinguishing difference between his home and the others appears […]

Lexington RJ Accident In regards to the Comair crash (AVwebFlash, Aug. 28): It seems there is plenty of talk about “what should be done to correct a problem” that doesn’t exist. No disrespect to the pilots who were in charge of the Comair flight, but facts are facts. Why should the aviation community pay to […]

Circling Approaches Having read Brian Johnson’s article regarding the accident of the Bonanza circling at Chester, Conn., (Probable Cause, Aug. 21), I’m reminded how often I see pilots, especially high-time pilots, attempt the same maneuver without an ATC clearance to do so. The circle-to-land must be part of the approach clearance from the Approach Controller. […]

NATCA “Contract” Please don’t insult the men and women of the FAA air traffic controller workforce by saying we have a new “contract.” A contract is negotiated and agreed upon between parties. These are work rules that are being forced on us by the FAA. The FAA is wasting millions of dollars to send supervisors […]

Teaching Young People To Fly This week’s articles (NewsWire, Aug. 7) did not mention the Civil Air Patrol, which also introduces young people to flying. As Cadets, kids (12-17) get five hours of glider training and five hours of powered aircraft training. This is another source for young people to be introduced to aviation and […]

User Fees There will be the usual complainers sounding off, but in the end, the costs incurred for keeping the system running will make it necessary to impose user fees (NewsWire, Jul. 28). The non-flying taxpayer will not want to pay all the costs. Get ready for it.Fred Engel Low-Priced LSA $95,000 for an LSA […]

Professional Pilots’ Pay I would like to comment on the Question of the Week about professional airline pilots’ pay (QOTW, Jul. 13):Do not forget that when you use the term “airline pilot,” you include all airline pilots, regionals and the like!The general public assumes a great deal of money whenever they hear the term “airline […]

Lockheed FSS Needs Help! Re: the article in the June 29 AVweb, “Lockheed wants your feedback” …I’ve been trying to register/logon for several days without success. “Registration is never activated, no email confirmation sent, etc.”I’ve noticed a significant decline in FSS service since Lockheed took over. In almost 50 years of flying I can count […]

Whooping Cranes Whooping cranes born in the wild is a first (On The Fly, Jun. 29)? Chicks being “born” at all seems pretty amazing!Ed Wischmeyer Stay Away From Nuclear Plants Regarding your story about departure routes over a nuclear power plant (NewsWire, Jun. 29): “… the FAA’s proposed new departure routes from Westchester County Airport […]