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Old Feb 11, 2011 | 11:17 pm
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loops
 
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Originally Posted by LuvAirFrance
Skip the searching. Require a background check to fly private aircraft. There's no constitutional right to fly your own plane. If the government takes the position that a private plane is a potential danger to society, they've the obligation to insure no one takes the control of one who is unsafe in it.
<sigh> There's a whole lot of vehicles on those roadways down below that do a lot more damage to society than I could ever do with my little light weight aerobatic craft. The FAA has determined that I am safe to fly within the parameters of my airman certificate and earned ratings and I am expected to comply or lose my privileges (or worse). I conduct my own pre-flight inspections, I determine my own safety and conduct my own flight to ensure the safety of others.

There is no constitutional right to drive a vehicle of any sort. Require a background check to drive cattle. Save us all from the rampant BS*.
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