Small aircraft and pleasure boats arriving in Maine and other states from outside the country would be subject to increased scrutiny under regulations being drafted by the Department of Homeland Security.
Secretary Michael Chertoff said the goal is to tighten security for smaller planes and boats and make the process more comparable to the higher security and screening given to airline passengers and cargo containers arriving by ship.
This is a very casual collection of the stories and subjects which we're following for possible discussion in a future episode of the Uncontrolled Airspace podcast.
Friday, May 25, 2007
More rules for planes, small boats
From a story in the Portland Maine Press Herald:
As it happens, I had a brief chat with a TSA security inspector last week. He hinted at some planned new rules on GA.
ReplyDeleteI asked, "What's the threat?" He responded, "Well...."