To view this page ensure that Adobe Flash Player version 9.0.124 or greater is installed. The Aviation Security Advisory Committee (ASAC) Working Group on General Aviation Airport Security – an industry group assembled to assist the TSA in developing security guidelines for GA airports – concluded that “...a flexible, common-sense approach to general aviation airport security is mandatory if the 14 U.S. Government Accountability Office. General Aviation Security: Increased Federal Oversight is Needed, but Continued Partnership with the Private Sector Is Critical to Long-Term Success. (November, 2004) GAO-05-144. 15 Federal Aviation Administration. FAA Aerospace Forecasts, Fiscal Years 2005-2016. p. V-1. 16 Jim Hoffer. “Security Practically Non-Existent at Many Small Airports.” 17 Robert Ross. “Keeping GA Safe and Secure.” Professional Pilot, September 2005, p. 70. industry is to retain its economic vitality and prosper.”18 Securing general aviation operations without incurring large costs and without imposing burdensome restrictions on legitimate general aviation operators is likely to remain a significant challenge for policymakers.
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