appears that anyone on the ramp without a TSA ID is subject to fines or convictions

in his view it was simply unconstitutional.
It presently appears that anyone on the ramp without a TSA ID is subject to fines or convictions in
unknown amounts and arrest or detainment by unknown persons as it seems not to be known how
enforcement will be conducted, or by whom. The sole female TSA person, I could not fathom or match
the persons to the names, quietly said, the one time she even dared look at the crowd, that patrolling
would likely be random and infrequent. Or something very like that.
Of course the question was then raised, why bother. No answer.
It further appears that each airport will need to conduct is own application and fee process and then
TSA will do the screening. It further appears that each of the 450 commercially served airports will
have to issue its own security badges, raising a bit of an issue for those who are professional pilots,
travel to more than one airport, or, put rather dramatically, stop for fuel at self service pumps. The
self service fuel vendor from Grand Junction, Colo traveled down to this meeting and advised that at a
similar meeting yesterday, the first time fee for a screening and badge there will be $175 per person.
Montrose said their first badge will be free, and subsequent ones on expiry of the first will be an as yet
unknown amount. I myself flew three states last weekend. The west is a bit larger than the area
within the beltway.
One fellow asked why not have identical badges at all airports so folks know what to look for.
One on field commercial operator said it would be cost prohibitive for all employees who might escort
someone to be screened and badged. And there are certainly are no excess personnel available for
such duty. The airport manager then volunteered the same answer for his staff.
A couple of ag spray operators who necessarily fly into a variety of airports here, and are always on
call from various counties, were a bit troubled by the multiple badge requirement, and since they
often are called out to do SEAT wildland fire fighting as first responders, (until from what I can see the
BLM can figure out what to do,) they felt that waiting for a badge to get fuel and slurry water might be
just a bit of an issue. How are they to anticipate where to apply, in advance? No answer. Multiple
pleas were made of one badge, nationally, and the response was that concept would be taken back for
discussion.
A local Colorado Dept of Wildlife pilot felt it might be a bit of a burden to get credentials
from all his typical airports, plus those for the areas served by the other three pilots
when they are on vacation, or out of town, not to mention the economic costs, or the
time to go and apply at different places, etc.
Several FBO employees or free lance mechanics, or the Western Skyways Engine shop
to which has customer s routinely coming in from Brazil, Mexico and other south and
central American countries, were told, directly, they will need to staff and accompany anyone not
credentialed who is on the field. All of course said this would break them financially, and the self fuel
operators said they too could not staff a self fuel op 24 x 7.
It is clear the Montrose Airport Appreciation day, when several hundred people visit with old classic
cars, motorcycles, balloon rides, flybys, the LIONS cooking hotdogs and burgers to raise funds,
homebuilts on display, Civil Air Patrol handling off tarmac vehicle parking and on tarmac crowd
control, Americana if you will, could be a bit of an issue and the TSA suggested local law enforcement
could somehow staff the escort necessities on the field. How exactly do you escort a large milling
crowd? As it happens, I am also the [ID information redacted]. We typically have about 100 Young
Eagles we fly with a variety of pilots on those fall days, and as a general rule, with mothers, fathers,
sisters and brothers; you could expect maybe 300 or more people in the course of a day, not to
mention grand parents, media folk, etc as a part of that operation.
Montrose airport serves the ski crowd, and movie stars going to Telluride, when A.) the particular

aircraft can not get into Telluride due to size or B.) Weather. And that field is to close shortly for
extended runway re-work. The Montrose FBO asked how he was to possibly monitor 30 limousines
simultaneously, not to mention accompanying or escorting anyone within the vehicles, apart from
getting changing and independent drivers to apply for credentials. I have seen easily 30 limos there
myself, this is not an exaggeration, may be an understatement.
Questions were raised about what is or are the levels of thresholds for pass/fail on a security
clearance, no answer.
One asked the TSA folk to verify the fine was $10,000 a day. They could not verify anything they said.
Might be less.
Questions were raised about whether a DUI or childhood infraction would be cause for a turndown, no
answer.
A question was raised whether an existing fire arm permit would be adequate. (Presumably concealed
but unclear.) No answer.
Questions were raised about whether if a person were to escort someone who had failed a clearance,
but the escorter, not the escortee, did not know it, if that escorting person would be charged with a
violation? (How were they to conduct their own clearances?) No answer.
Questions were raised about how many persons one with a security badge could escort. No answer. It
is being looked at….
Questions were raised about on field ppties or buildings with ramp access and non-secure or
public access, i.e. two doors on opposite sides of a building, were to be dealt with, and the
answer was the doors must all be locked and monitored, or screened. The following
question arose, what if a mechanic was in or under a plane servicing it, and someone
undetected walked through, who was liable. The impression was the County might be liable.
An unfielded question was raised, what if locking doors is in violation of the national or local
fire code that all doors must be unlocked during business hours…
Questions were raised about whether this was wheels or boots on the tarmac, and which would
constitute a violation. NO answer.
Questions were raised why an existing Federal ID, was not adequate, say a pilots license, perhaps
with a security clearance stamp on the corner. NO answer.
Questions were raised why not a national one time clearance for all airports, no answer.
Questions were raised about how it would be possible to get all this done by the deadline, no answer.
There were ambivalent responses that this was only version F or G and that further "refinements"
were likely.
Questions were raised about how this was all to be paid for; the answer was the County or City that
owned the airport. The airport manager made it clear, especially in these economic times; they simply
could not pay for this.
Questions were raised that since by far the largest part of the airfield is surrounded by old tired three
strand barb wire fence, why require all the pilots and assorted folks to go through the clearance
process, when anyone could simply walk onto the field. Answer County responsibility to build new
fences. County has been trying to expand what is there, but there are of course multiple demands for
funds.
No one thought to ask what would happen if the hundreds of dairy cattle immediately north of the

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field were to break down the fence and an unauthorized herdsman were to enter the field to keep
cattle off the runway.
Questions were raised about any cost-benefit analysis. No answer.
Questions were raised about any risk-benefit analysis. No answer.
Questions were raised about the likely source (s) of risk. No answer.
Questions were raised about what good can any of this possibly do. No answer.
Questions were raised about how this Directive was promulgated, and by whom, no real answer
except it was signed off on by the Bush TSA administrator.
Questions were raided about how to contact someone who knew at least some of the answers. No
answer.
Questions were raised about how this clearance would rate as compared to the various ranges of FBI
clearances, no answer.
Questions were raised about whether any of the four TSA folks had pilot licenses and current medicals,
none were current or active.
It appeared these four were selected to stand in front of the pilot question firing squad, and they
acted appropriately enthused.
One young lady said if as a part of her job she would have to get a clearance and badge, free at first,
then renewing, she could not afford to work at her wage at the airport.
Several questions were raised about what event caused this directive to be promulgated; we were told
they could not answer.
Questions were raised about what would happen if a transient pilot landed, needed unknown repairs,
or fuel, walked about the ramp without clearance, trying to find a shop or mechanic, and each turned
the pilot away and would not escort him to wherever, were they liable? No answer.
Questions were raised about what would happen if a pilot landed, say at night, at an unattended field
except maybe the tower, if there even were one, and needed fuel, and were spotted by a local police
or sheriff. What was either the pilot or sheriff to do? No answer.
The six county representative for the newly appointed Senator Michael Bennett was in attendance,
made a few notes, and urged a group letter or email, not individual contacts, and assured the crowd
the Senator would not see individual contacts but would be aware of a group letter from someone on
his staff.
Virtually every commercial operator said the plan, to the extent it was disclosed, was either totally
unworkable, or will bankrupt them. One self service fuel vender said it would immediately break them.
Some noted this was not highly desirable for the vendor, the pilot, or the national financial recovery.
A comparison was made between this directive and early TFR's which had no areas defined, and were
not published anywhere, until AOPA began publishing them, but pilots were advised they would be
dealt with harshly if they violated those unpublished TFR's since release of the data was secret and a
national security issue..
The TSA lead suggested pilots look at the World Aeronautical Guide to see what airports
had commercial service before landing. Several pilots said what were they to do if
weather, turbulence or lack of in in-flight Guide, or inability to read it and fly the plane

Here's a hint, dont go into areas you're not allowed access into?!

Restrictions on private pilots !

American Airports ?

Heres a hint why dont you move to Communist China they will love you there.

I think some of these regulations (cough) have alread been in place at the larger airports.

Praise The Holy Of Holy :: I'm sure they are , overall Homeland security wants to make sure they control all the exits !! You need a passport to take your sailboat 12 miles out ! Why couldn't the Jews leave Germany and escape?


Best Answer - Chosen by Voters
The zionist movement prevented Jewish immigration from Germany; yes, you read that correctly. This was to promote their efforts to force Jews to travel only to Palestine and resulted in tragic consequences. The zionists continued to prevent emigration from Germany even as late as 1944, when the concentration camps had been in full operation for over 2 years. [link to answers.yahoo.com]