To be fair to the US, flying there is an absolute pleasure... at least it was. ATC are very professional, I have never once been told that they were too busy to deal with a VFR request, aircraft rental is good value for money, and it was a genuinely enjoyable experience.
Its sad to see all these knee jerk reactions which will no doubt lead to loss of trade from overseas, loss of jobs for US citizens, possibly loss of recognition of US certificates in overseas aircraft, and a general clamp down on US GA.....all because of a bunch of f*cking jerks, who had some de-ranged belief. Even sadder still is the fact that German intelligence agencies issued a warning to the US prior to these individuals entering the US, and then the US authorities, in their mickey mouse way, managed to royally f*ck up and lose these people....
Sorry, BRL, getting carried away, if you feel that this post should be moderated, then thats ok by me. I just feel strongly that the US should not penalise innocent people for the actions of a stupid few and the incompetence of their own government.
Cheers
EA
