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Better Security For Our Aircraft

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Daleandee

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Many questions arise when the news lately tells of "non-pilots" taking airplanes for a joy ride. My questions revolve around what we, as builders, are doing to help secure our aircraft. Many amateur built aircraft (like mine) have no keyed ignition system. Perhaps I should rethink that.

I secure my aircraft by locking the airplane itself to prevent entry. It is then parked inside a locked hangar that is located at a gated airport with video monitoring. It also requires a knowledge of the starting procedure/sequence to get it to start and keep it running. In at least one of the stolen plane stories I seen tonight the press stated that starting an airplane was "as easy as flipping a switch." I'm certain that those kind of remarks gives the general public a warm & fuzzy feeling about aviation.

Speaking of getting away with the big one:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_Angola_727_disappearance

Thoughts?

Dale
N319WF
 
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