Security
GA security slowly taken up a notch
Although general aviation access to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) continues to be an elusive and possibly unattainable goal, the Transpor

Although general aviation access to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) continues to be an elusive and possibly unattainable goal, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) put its GA airport-watch hotline into effect at the beginning of last month and announced that it will test a security program for GA operators at Teterboro (N.J.) Airport (TEB) within the next few weeks.

The airport-watch program modeled after the Coast Guard-sponsored harbor watch was suggested by numerous GA groups so pilots can report suspicious activities at their airports to local police or FBI offices. On December 3 a toll-free number–(866) 427-3287–became operational. The hotline is funded and operated by the TSA, and calls are routed to the National Response Center in Washington.