jhankin(at)planters.net
Guest
|
 Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2012 4:52 am Post subject: Ultrlight Classification |
 |
|
1 - 0 of nullprevnext
[url=http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylt=AiOIOu.56OfaQvItPzjyXfimWot4;_ylu=X3oDMTFrZGl0ZTU5BG1pdANBQkMgYmFubmVyIEhUTUwEcG9zAzEEc2VjA01lZGlhRnJlZUh0bWxFZGl0b3JpYWw-;_ylg=X3oDMTMwaDViajBkBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDYWIxODFmZjMtNTU3Mi0zY2M1LThkNjQtMTk0NzNjZWYwNjlmBHBzdGNhdANlbnRlcnRhaW5tZW50BHB0A3N0b3J5cGFnZQ--;_ylv=0/SIG=11alorc4l/EXP=1346414548/**http%3A/abcnews.go.com/][img]cid:image001.png(at)01CD7C53.E3A71480[/img][/url]
The ultralight's use by smugglers has become so ubiquitous that Congress recently updated (2012) their definition of "aircraft" to include ultralights and, therefore, make those caught smuggling drugs with them subject to the same penalties as other aircraft under the Tariff Act of 1930. The legislation, known as the Ultralight Aircraft Smuggling Prevention Act of 2012, was the last bill sponsored by Rep. Gabrielle Giffords
U.S. Customs and Border Patrol is spending big - just under $100 million - to combat drug smugglers who use small aircraft worth only a few thousand dollars
Last week the CBP awarded SRCTec, a New York-based research and development company, a $99,955,087.00 contract for a real-time detection system that is specifically designed to pick out ultralight aircrafts, slow-speed rudimentary manned planes that have a very small radar signature, on America's southern border.
Often little more than an airframe and engine - that can be bought online or constructed at home from kits for a few thousand dollars. Ultralights do not require a pilot's license Did someone forget to tell us that.
This was reported by ABC news. Thought this might be of interest to the list.
Jimmy Hankinson
Rocky Ford, Ga.
912 863 7384
N6007L, Firefly
JYL Sylvania, Ga.
| | - The Matronics Kolb-List Email Forum - | | | Use the List Feature Navigator to browse the many List utilities available such as the Email Subscriptions page, Archive Search & Download, 7-Day Browse, Chat, FAQ, Photoshare, and much more:
http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Kolb-List |
|
| Description: |
|
| Filesize: |
9.76 KB |
| Viewed: |
1272 Time(s) |
|
|
|
Get Email Distribution Too!
FAQ
Search
Memberlist
Usergroups
Register
Profile
Log in to check your private messages
Log in
