AVMG 5090 CHAPTER 15 UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. You are a member of a flying club. One morning at the
clubhouse, you overhear a conversation between a
couple of the club's pilots who are about to go flying.
You know the pair to be VFR-only pilots who don't file
flight plans because they believe it's none of the
government's business where they're flying. The two are
mad that the FAA, citing reasons of national security, has
recently established a Prohibited Area over a nearby
nuclear power plant. Combined with existing Class B and
Special Use airspace in the area, circumnavigating the
new Prohibited Area will require them to deviate from the
customary and preferred direct route to and from their
destination, adding time and expense for the flight.
"Here's what we'll do," one of them says, "We'll use this
duct tape to change the one in the N-number to look like
a 4, then we'll just fly on through the usual way. Hell, they
ain't going to shoot us down, and even if they get our N-
number, they'll be looking for the wrong airplane." If they
do that, will they be risking criminal prosecution in
addition to FAA enforcement action? Explain fully.
Answer:
Question:
2. Acting on a tip, law enforcement officers in a major U.S.
city take into custody a person believe to be one of the
perpetrators of the massacre at Lod International Airport
in Israel. Does the U.S. have jurisdiction to try the suspect
in U.S. courts for this crime? Explain.
Answer:
, Question:
3. A group of homeowners living near a small general
aviation airport have worked themselves up into a frenzy
over the noise from an aerobatic academy based at the
airport. At a homeowners association meeting, one of the
members says: "This is war. If those dame pilots want to
make our lives miserable, we can make theirs miserable
too. There's not even a fence around the airport. You can
walk right up to one of those planes anytime, day or
night. I'll bet that if they started having problems with flat
tires and scratched paint or busted stuff, they'd move
somewhere else." If the speaker or anyone else decides
to follow through on the idea, what consequences do
they risk? Explain.
Answer:
Question:
4. A group of local pilots are discussing airport security.
One of them expresses the opinion that airline security at
the local airport is as big as a joke as it was before 9/11.
"It's those same morons who couldn't get a job flipping
burgers, doing the same job they did before, only in
different uniforms," he says. "Plus, the whole program
assumes that a terrorist is just going to get in line and go
through security screening like everybody else. It would
be a piece of cake for a terrorist to put on a pair of blue
coveralls like the ramp workers wear, slide in through that
bent-up old gate down by the old hangar and walk right
on to an airline without anybody challenging him. Fred,
why don't you get your video camera and let's go over
there and do that and get it on videotape. We'll give the
tape to the TV station, and when they show that on the
news, somebody will have to get serious about security
at the airport." If these civic-minded citizens do as
proposed what adverse legal consequences could
result? Explain.
Answer:
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. You are a member of a flying club. One morning at the
clubhouse, you overhear a conversation between a
couple of the club's pilots who are about to go flying.
You know the pair to be VFR-only pilots who don't file
flight plans because they believe it's none of the
government's business where they're flying. The two are
mad that the FAA, citing reasons of national security, has
recently established a Prohibited Area over a nearby
nuclear power plant. Combined with existing Class B and
Special Use airspace in the area, circumnavigating the
new Prohibited Area will require them to deviate from the
customary and preferred direct route to and from their
destination, adding time and expense for the flight.
"Here's what we'll do," one of them says, "We'll use this
duct tape to change the one in the N-number to look like
a 4, then we'll just fly on through the usual way. Hell, they
ain't going to shoot us down, and even if they get our N-
number, they'll be looking for the wrong airplane." If they
do that, will they be risking criminal prosecution in
addition to FAA enforcement action? Explain fully.
Answer:
Question:
2. Acting on a tip, law enforcement officers in a major U.S.
city take into custody a person believe to be one of the
perpetrators of the massacre at Lod International Airport
in Israel. Does the U.S. have jurisdiction to try the suspect
in U.S. courts for this crime? Explain.
Answer:
, Question:
3. A group of homeowners living near a small general
aviation airport have worked themselves up into a frenzy
over the noise from an aerobatic academy based at the
airport. At a homeowners association meeting, one of the
members says: "This is war. If those dame pilots want to
make our lives miserable, we can make theirs miserable
too. There's not even a fence around the airport. You can
walk right up to one of those planes anytime, day or
night. I'll bet that if they started having problems with flat
tires and scratched paint or busted stuff, they'd move
somewhere else." If the speaker or anyone else decides
to follow through on the idea, what consequences do
they risk? Explain.
Answer:
Question:
4. A group of local pilots are discussing airport security.
One of them expresses the opinion that airline security at
the local airport is as big as a joke as it was before 9/11.
"It's those same morons who couldn't get a job flipping
burgers, doing the same job they did before, only in
different uniforms," he says. "Plus, the whole program
assumes that a terrorist is just going to get in line and go
through security screening like everybody else. It would
be a piece of cake for a terrorist to put on a pair of blue
coveralls like the ramp workers wear, slide in through that
bent-up old gate down by the old hangar and walk right
on to an airline without anybody challenging him. Fred,
why don't you get your video camera and let's go over
there and do that and get it on videotape. We'll give the
tape to the TV station, and when they show that on the
news, somebody will have to get serious about security
at the airport." If these civic-minded citizens do as
proposed what adverse legal consequences could
result? Explain.
Answer:
