For most high school students, the last thing on their minds
during summer is hitting the books. But for a group of teenagers in
Ann Arbor (MI), summer is time to fly.
By ANN Correspondent Kevin O'Brien
No one expects any government agency to be the model of
efficiency. Sometimes a government agency can be effective -- one
thinks of the military -- although usually it's still too wasteful
to be efficient; it's just doing something that had to be done.
"whatever it takes." But of all the government agencies, certainly
the most incompetent, the most stumbling, the most corrupt is the
1970s disaster movie known as the Transportation Security
Administration.
Organization Responds To Senator's Off-The-Cuff Comments
AOPA quickly responded to a senator's mischaracterization of
general aviation during a hearing last week. Senator John D. "Jay"
Rockefeller (D-WV) called aircraft "killing machines," saying large
corporate aircraft could inflict half the damage seen on September
11, 2001.
NOTAM: 4/6410
Issued: 07/04/2004 17:38
Effective: Immediately - Until Further Notice
State: CO
Facility: ZDV - DENVER (ARTCC),CO.
Type: HAZARDS
Description: CEDAREDGE, CO.
FDC 4/6410 ZDV CO.. FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS CEDAREDGE, CO.
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY AND UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. PURSUANT TO 14 CFR
SECTION 91.137(A)(2) TEMPORARY FLIGHT RESTRICTIONS ARE IN EFFECT
WITHIN A 8 NAUTICAL MILE RADIUS OF 385738N/1075022W OR MONTROSE
/MTJ/ VORTAC 354 DEGREE RADIAL AT 27 NAUTICAL MILES AT AND BELOW
12000 FEET MSL TO PROVIDE A SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR FIRE FIGHT. BUREAU
OF LAND MANAGEMENT TELEPHONE 970-249-1010 OR FREQ 126.475/CEDAREDGE
IS IN CHARGE OF T
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