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Ban Experimental Homebuilt Aircraft At Las Vegas?

A state senate and local assembly joint resolution in Las Vegas is urging Congress to authorize a ban on flights of experimental homebuilt aircraft to and from the North Las Vegas Airport. The resolution points to increased residential density in the neighborhoods "directly in the flight paths" of aircraft arriving and departing at North Las Vegas and states that experimentals have "higher accident rates" than other aircraft groups. Experimental aircraft account for "more than 12 percent of airplane accidents nationwide in 2007," according to language in the resolution, which also states that in the area surrounding North Las Vegas, "several persons" on the ground were killed due to experimental aircraft crashes in 2008. As federal law grants the U.S. government exclusive sovereignty of airspace, the senate and assembly of the state of Nevada is jointly requesting the Congress of the United States to enact legislation granting Clark County authority to ban flights of experimental homebuilt aircraft. Sponsors of the proposed legislation are Senator Steven Horsford, D-Las Vegas, and Assemblywoman Marilyn Kirkpatrick.

That will create a very bad precedent if it goes through....

So I wonder how many pedestrians were killed by motorists in the same area?

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I guess we shouldn't complain. Everyone hoped for the Democrats to get in and this is the result. They stand for bigger, more complex govt and more interference in the daily lives of citizens of the USA.

Bigger & more complex governance.... hmmmm, sounds like what the ANC wants as well! All it creates is more loopholes, more places to steal, more avenues open for corruption and all in a nutshell - less visibility of these crimes! Mr Carl N was stupid enough to admit to his failures and shall return hence where he came from whilst sir the honourable president Z roams free with an excess of 700 fraud & corruption charges noted!

Let the politicians do what they do well....POLITICS and let us do what we do well : FLY UNHINDERED!