Dan Corrin says:
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:I know the discussion is concerning starships, but currently civilians
:cannot aquire armed aircraft (which is the closest analogy to starships).
Intersting. I just recently got a thing from the EAA (experimental
aircraft association) discussing the FAA's (federal aviation
administration - a government body) new policy on civilians with
privately-held surplus USSR aircraft.
You're supposed to remove or "render inoperable" the guns. Remove all
other weapons *and their mounts*, and remove or "render inoperable" the
ejection seat. I guess they don't want abandonded aircraft coming down
on people's heads.
Looks the policy is one of making sure the main differences between the
boy scouts and the army are "the scouts have adult leadership and the army
has heavy artillery" :=)
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However, most pilots I know _do_ carry sidearms, which is a contravention
of the rules.
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Richard Johnson [email removed]
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