Suspecious Hobbyist!!!! uRe: [MilCom] Charleston Airshow Report

[Ken]

Hello Mark:

Really enjoyed your airshow report...  Was really laughing on the floor with 
the info you provided below...   Sounds like the security forces got 
confused with what an open houses/airshows are all about verus OSI's "Eagle 
Eyes Program"...
I'm sure it wasn't funny at the time, but you could basically have been 
using a camera/video camera to get the same information.

Seems like there's a fetish about tail numbers being observed/recorded in 
the air force... Frankly if there's such concern than get rid of them on the 
tail and just put a small number under the pilots window (I'd guess that 
there's some ICAO regulations about all aircraft having visible tail#'s to 
aid in air traffic control).. Also don't use them at all as part of the 
callsign of any aircraft..  Also anyone with binoculars during the daylight 
hours can easily pick up the tail #'s when aircraft are on final approach 
and/or climbing out on departure ....

You didn't say in your post how many radios you had hanging on your belt... 
Perhaps the real reason you got stopped is you had way too many 
radios/electronic equipment strapped to your belt!!!! :) ;)

Ken


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From: "MJ Cleary" <mjcleary at bellsouth.net>
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Sent: Sunday, April 09, 2006 7:20 PM
Subject: [MilCom] Charleston Airshow Report

snip..snip...

When I was about 75% through the statics Security Forces stopped me when 
they observed me noting tail numbers. They read through my few jottings and 
turned me loose after I offered that I was noting tail numbers to match up 
with my photos.