hotrod150 wrote:

GumpAir wrote: I don't think "us guys carrying guns" at airports are detaining people, and acting under color of authority when we deal with people. Big difference in hanging out with airport bums who happen to be gun nuts, and being confronted by TSA/airport security.

Very true. I was only pulling your leg, but you make a good point. A badge & a power trip (seemingly common to rent-a-cops & newbie law officers) is a bad combination. Nothing worse than a jerk who really believes in what he's doing. Common sense seems to go right out the window sometimes.

hotrod150 wrote:

GumpAir wrote:.....Now with fences, gate codes, TSA dipshits, and the "security" mindset taking over, it's all turning into a paranoid armed camp. ....

BTW how come on this site it's OK for you & me to carry guns, but when someone else does it they're an "armed camp"?

jomac wrote:all valid points for sure gump...a few years ago, i was enroute to prescott,az to see my daughters and such. had worked all day, busted ass to get off the ground, and then fueled in heber, ut. while enroute, started definitely getting hypoxia in the dark while up high, getting ready for my shot thru the "dragon corridor" at the grand canyon. pretty much exhausted, i spiraled down to land at richfield, ut for the nite after one of my tour operator buddies, who was also airborne, talked me into it. after 3 interesting attempts, i got it on the ground in KRIF, taxi'd over to tie down and etc. another guy in a taylor craft had just arrived also, and he was gonna camp w/his bird. i no more than tied the old 182 down, and up pulls a guy and his wife in a new honda car, gets out, throws me the keys, says see ya in the morning!" the hampton is just a few miles into town" see ya! so happens he had been listening to us on the unicom, and knew how beat i was, and drove over, with 2 of his own cars to help...didn't know me from adam, aren't airport people cool!

Glidergeek wrote:Sure you can drive to J C and camp, you just can't drive on J C huh 58Skylane?