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Someone out there also misses the point when they criticize AOPA for defending our rights with regard to the DC ADIZ. The ADIZ has stripped the rights of general aviation public in DC. While a pilot should had some sort of punishment for penetrating controlled airspace without following the rules it shouldn't be a greater punishment than he would receive for, say, entering class B airspace without a clearance. Clearly he posed no threat to anyone. He was just a befuddled pilot. So, do you really think it's right to strip the poor fool of his private pilot certificate? Do you really think pilots should be forced to go the DC to get special ID's from TSA just to operate from the DC3 airports. I've been flying for 40 years, I am well aware of the necessity of rules and following them. On the other hand enforcement should fit the crime and stand the test of reasonableness. This is a case of the government grandstanding to the public to parade their idea of protection where infact none exists. One of my jobs in the past was FAA FSDO air safety inspector. I have a very good feel for fair and unfair enforcement as well as unfair and stupid public policy. As a group, we should not be ready offer up our brothers for sacrifice. In my opinion, passive acceptance of bad policy only invites more bad policy.
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