Grow Up Already

TFRs are now a fact of life, so what good does it do to whine about it?

“Welcome to the new world, where freedoms are lost on a moment’s notice through vague Notams, backed by a fleet of fighter jets.” That’s something I would expect to read in a political editorial, not in a safety magazine. Who is the enemy here? What are you trying to say?

I’ve been a reader of Aviation Safety for several years and have found it a worthy publication. I have even recommended it to many of my pilot friends. However, I found the article “You Can’t Fly There!” [Risk Management, December] totally out of line. I gave myself a cooling-off period, but a day later I’m still as livid as I was when I read it.

I’m an experienced general aviation pilot and an active CFI. However,...