| Although I am now retired and it is not as important to | | | | years. But now, the Fractional Jet Business, Jet |
| me personally, as it once was, I am pleased to see | | | | Centers, etc, have all done well. |
| that the General Aviation Industry Sector has returned | | | | Is the Industry safe from International Terrorists? Well, I |
| from its destruction due to bad choices and over | | | | believe that the General Aviation Sector is watching |
| regulation after 9-11. Since Aircraft were used during | | | | for suspicious activity well. Sometimes, I think I worry |
| 9-11 by International Terrorists and those terrorists | | | | about Foreign Middle Eastern Private Jets, which are |
| trained how to fly, but not land the aircraft they flew | | | | extremely large - Airbus or Boeing Size aircraft. And I |
| into those buildings the authorities put in place many | | | | do get concerned with foreign Cargo Aircraft. And I |
| restrictions. | | | | guess it is hard to forget that interesting Tom Clancy |
| General Aviation is a much easier place to spend | | | | Book I read, It is worth reading on the subject written |
| money, than to make it, as they say, it's always been | | | | some 10-15 years ago now. |
| that way. I was involved in the aircraft cleaning | | | | It is unfortunate that the authorities were so quick to |
| business and General Aviation was one of our best | | | | attack General Aviation for the failures leading to the |
| markets over the years. Normally, most General | | | | acts of 9-11. It really is not General Aviation's fault. They |
| Aviation businesses have just gotten by over the | | | | are just plane folks. |