I departed the Stuart, FL airport yesterday. A general aviation airport with no commercial service. I didn't know until I arrived at the airport, but Obama was playing golf at The Floridian just over four miles away from the airport.
All passengers and crews were/are being screened by TSA before boarding their PRIVATE aircraft.
No firearms are allowed beyond the TSA checkpoint. Even if you have a permit and even though you're departing on a PRIVATE aircraft.
All passengers and crew once cleared by TSA are "shadowed" or followed around by a TSA agent in the building (including the restrooms) and on the ramp.
The aircraft are inspected by TSA agents, similar to what you might expect if passing through customs.
Air traffic control has to get a release from TSA before allowing anyone to take off.
Keep in mind that during all this nonsense Obama isn't even at the airport.
He's at the golf course over four miles away.
And here is the "funny" part. The active runway was 30 (300 degrees) which is aimed almost squarely at the golf course Obama is at. IOW we flew right over that idiots head with no climb restrictions. Had we wanted to attempt an assassination of his sorry ass we could have easily dived into the golf course.
Less than four miles away from the golf course I ate lunch in a restaurant while legally armed. No TSA agents were around.
All passengers and crews were/are being screened by TSA before boarding their PRIVATE aircraft.
No firearms are allowed beyond the TSA checkpoint. Even if you have a permit and even though you're departing on a PRIVATE aircraft.
All passengers and crew once cleared by TSA are "shadowed" or followed around by a TSA agent in the building (including the restrooms) and on the ramp.
The aircraft are inspected by TSA agents, similar to what you might expect if passing through customs.
Air traffic control has to get a release from TSA before allowing anyone to take off.
Keep in mind that during all this nonsense Obama isn't even at the airport.
He's at the golf course over four miles away.
And here is the "funny" part. The active runway was 30 (300 degrees) which is aimed almost squarely at the golf course Obama is at. IOW we flew right over that idiots head with no climb restrictions. Had we wanted to attempt an assassination of his sorry ass we could have easily dived into the golf course.
Less than four miles away from the golf course I ate lunch in a restaurant while legally armed. No TSA agents were around.