So would you like to see these freedoms removed forever? If one perceived threat is removed, another will take its place.

no I don't want them removed because if we do have them removed the terrorists have won.

Has anybody wondered why terrorists have not used light aircraft, despite the constantly touted "apparent effectiveness" and "apparent ease" etc etc etc of doing so?

I wonder then whether they are even more concerned about the freedoms available to truck drivers.

Because like the young American nutter, you look a plank dead with your C172 sticking out the side of a building and the only result of your effort is some broken windows and several office workers wearing their coffee after your aircraft's crunch woke them from their computers?

Possibly they should consider restricting the access to the Boris Bikes to prevent terrorists from using them ;)

Yep they are especially tankers.

All hot air !
 

A lot of hot air on this forum but who has writen to their MP to put a bit more pressure on ?

Your opinions on pprune may be valid but carry no weight when it comes to changing the airspace restrictions so why post here when the same amount of effort will get your opinion seen were in matters.

The more of you who take this democratic action the more pressure is put on, as far as I can see if you don't write to your MP on this issue you don't have the right to protest when you cant fly for two months.

A & C

I hear what you say, but, to be honest, the responses I've had from my local MP have been next to useless.

They copy in a standard letter without comment and when you respond pointing out that the letter did not address the question, they get all huffy.

When I wrote on this subject, the response that came back was one of the most rude and insulting letters I have ever read, (except one or two from my ex-wife's solicitor). It went on and on about how playboys such as us can go somewhere else for the duration and that the world would be better if we were all grounded.

Some of you may have half-decent representatives, but this one is a complete numpty.

Care to name him (or her)?

Robin
 

If as you say you got a rude and insulting letter from your MP (mine has always been very polite) then I think is is probably an issue for the Parlimentry Standards.

I think that I would contact the They work for you website, these peope are very keen on keeping MP's in line and they could probably sent you in the correct direction to get some redress.

The bottom line is that your MP works for you and should be made to understand that fact. Perhaps a letter to your local paper pointing out your MP's stance and the lack of concern for the job losses of the woking class people who are employed to keep us playboys flying would be a good line to take.

I'd love to but who knows who is listening....!!

This thread is quite interesting in the ATC forum.

http://www.pprune.org/atc-issues/454...ml#post6512069

Yeah... ban business jets.

That will go down well.

Just seen seb co on "London Tonight"
 

He says we need to think about alternatives to lympic disruption now. No idea what alternative there is to a no fly zone.....

Outstanding.

Really, quite phenomenal.

London 2012 Olympics: Libya gets hundreds of tickets amid fears Colonel Gaddafi will disrupt Games - Telegraph

We ground everything that flies, we have the traffic in London grind to a halt, for two chuffing months, as a precaution against unpleasant regimes and organisations that would seek to do the whole profligate smug-fest harm.

And then we send them some tickets for said smug-fest.

I might go off, and rock backwards and forwards in a corner for a bit.

The Airports Slot Allocation (Amendment) Regulations 2011 List of airfields affected by the Olympic restrictions now listed in parliamentary bill. House of Commons Written Ministerial Statements 5 July 2011 Surprisingly, Headcorn is not included on the list.

Bizarrely, neither is Plaistows, which is slap bang in the restricted zone, between London and Luton.

All very confusing!

Nor Earls Colne or Thurrock

To be included in the list you have to be strategically placed to be "part of the Government’s strategy to ensure successful delivery of efficient transport services for the 2012 London Olympic games" - like Old Sarum for example.:ugh:

It's been too darned quiet for my comfort, or complacency !!

NO FEED-BACK seen from the BMAA, or from the LAA web pages, on WHAT or IF or in fact ANYTHING has happened positive or negative.

The only comment after pushing the LAA was three weeks ago. From: John Brady

Wednesday, June 29, 2011 Subject: Re: Airspace Strategy CAA & DfT
Thanks Mike,
Roger H and others are in the Secretary of State's office talking about Olympics as I write!
John


Frankly I can only see this silence as HMG dping B. All till the MP's go off on Hol's, then on them returning in October to nod through a Bill which completely negates any of our supplications.

Unless you know better ????
mike hallam