By Calvin Biesecker General aviation aircraft represent "limited and mostly hypothetical threats to security" and steps that have been taken by airports to improve security related to general aviation "are positive and effective," says a report released this week by the Department of Homeland Security's Inspector General. The report also says that if "significant regulation" is imposed on the general aviation community then it "would require considerable federal funding." The report, TSA's Role in General Aviation Security (OIG-09-69), notes that…
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