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CanisLupusArctos · 02-12-2007, 11:36 AM

What if a bunch of people chipped in, went down to Home Depot, and got enough stuff to jury-rig a lighting system for the runway that could be removed (or will float) when the ice weakens?

As for fences, I remember in the past seeing the runway and taxiways guarded with bright orange rollout fence like the ski areas use to mark trail edges. Maybe not the entirety, but enough to make it obvious that the non-guarded areas were off-limits too.

But wait a minute-- this is an official FAA-recognized airport. Where's the TSA? The chain-link and razor wire fence? And everyone who goes out on that ice should have to go through a metal detector. (kidding... of course!) Imagine: "Sorry sir, in the name of national security we're going to have to confiscate your ice auger..."

02-12-2007, 11:36 AM	#22
CanisLupusArctos Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Center Harbor Posts: 1,049 Thanks: 15 Thanked 472 Times in 107 Posts	Lights? What if a bunch of people chipped in, went down to Home Depot, and got enough stuff to jury-rig a lighting system for the runway that could be removed (or will float) when the ice weakens? As for fences, I remember in the past seeing the runway and taxiways guarded with bright orange rollout fence like the ski areas use to mark trail edges. Maybe not the entirety, but enough to make it obvious that the non-guarded areas were off-limits too. But wait a minute-- this is an official FAA-recognized airport. Where's the TSA? The chain-link and razor wire fence? And everyone who goes out on that ice should have to go through a metal detector. (kidding... of course!) Imagine: "Sorry sir, in the name of national security we're going to have to confiscate your ice auger..."