Come to recurrent armed?

[Flybywire44]

You know I lived in the red roof for three months and have been parking in and out of FS for years and never gave much thought to that place. On the other hand I know a couple guys who had their cars broken into and everything stolen... :-/

 

[SLUF4]

That red roof was crazy

 

[BushwickBill]

I was there for King Air recurrent this year and I walked everywhere. Night, day whatever. I never felt unsafe. None of the instructors mentioned anything about crime other than one offhand remark about the commuter train, MARTA or whatever its called. I'm glad I'm going back to recurrent at flightsafety Long Beach this time, there wont be any armed regional airline dorks looking for trouble.

 

[shamrock]

Grow a pair and go to sim like everyone else, with out your small dick compensator. What a Sally.

Compensating for a small penis by carrying a gun is still better than compensating for a lack of intelligence by using small penis insults...

I actually carry a very small gun to compensate for my very large dick and I only do that because of my embarrassing inability to hurl small rocks at 1000fps. Well, not with any amount of accuracy anyway.

 

[xjgearbtch]

Good for you Shamrock. Another Sally comes out of the woodwork.

 

[Hootie9750]

Legalize freedom

 

[tyuwerty]

Watch the pepper spray, many companies will prohibit ANY type of a weapon on company property. Check your books for the specific wording.

I CCW and have never felt the urge to carry to recurrent, the sim or to work. The chances of getting into trouble with your company are far greater than being "kidnapped".

 

[dbrault17]

Pretty sure in GA you can carry just about anywhere now except bars and into the airport-and there was a ruckus about not being able to carry guns inside hartsfield a few months ago.

Some parts of GA its required for the head of households to have a gun.

 

[wms]

I think you're safe going the 50 feet from your car to the front door at FS. And packing heat in the sim isn't going to keep someone from cutting the catalytic converter off your car. You don't need a reason to carry. If you want to just do it.

I've been a crashpadder in that area for over 9 years and have never had a problem other than panhandlers. I did have one issue on MARTA, that gave me reason to consider carrying. Believe it or not the busses are safer than the trains, but overall if you're smart about your surroundings and take precautions you should be safe. We did have one guy get held up at gun point behind the Crown Plaza walking to recurrent, and I know a DAL guy who scared off a mugger behind the Comfort Inn, who then went and mugged another person in the parking lot of the Welsley. And the fast food joints and hotels are robbed regularly.

 

[crj567]

I think you're safe going the 50 feet from your car to the front door at FS. And packing heat in the sim isn't going to keep someone from cutting the catalytic converter off your car. You don't need a reason to carry. If you want to just do it.

I've been a crashpadder in that area for over 9 years and have never had a problem other than panhandlers. I did have one issue on MARTA, that gave me reason to consider carrying. Believe it or not the busses are safer than the trains, but overall if you're smart about your surroundings and take precautions you should be safe. We did have one guy get held up at gun point behind the Crown Plaza walking to recurrent, and I know a DAL guy who scared off a mugger behind the Comfort Inn, who then went and mugged another person in the parking lot of the Welsley. And the fast food joints and hotels are robbed regularly.

Look, people... The area ain't nice-it ain't safe-by any stretch... If you can walk through hapeville, East Point, or College Park without being concerned about the safety of your surroundings-it ain't proof that you are actually safe, but proof that you are gullible and not in touch with reality.

That area has some of the highest crime in ATL, and if you can't recognize all the warning signs all around there, you are only fooling yourself. As for the rest of us, we shall deal with the situation as we see fit-regardless of all your hand-wringing and thumb-sucking.

 

[CFI2766]

People, I'm not looking to be the next Bernard Goetz. It's not my intention to sit in the parking lot behind the trees 'waiting' for something to happen.

Sheesh, some of the responses here are evidence of a lack of intellect. Instead of addressing the original question, there are responses citing penis size and paranoia.

It is a simple fact that the parking lot in question has clearly become known as a place where the local community inhabitants can make an easy score. The crime that happens in that area is a recurring problem that has affected ASA crew in the past and will realistically affect ASA crew and employees in the future.

The cameras provided by the vendor, if they are monitored at all, are currently covered by vegetation, and have been for years. The parking lot has no physical security at all.

 

[CFI2766]

IF I were in a situation where unarmed combat were required, I would feel very comfortable with my situation.

However, I suspect that the more realistic confrontation in the named area will be an ASA pilot against another individual possessing a weapon of some sort. Being honest here, there are pilots that are required to be at that facility that would have very little chance of successfully defending themselves.

 

[crj567]

People, I'm not looking to be the next Bernard Goetz. It's not my intention to sit in the parking lot behind the trees 'waiting' for something to happen.

Sheesh, some of the responses here are evidence of a lack of intellect. Instead of addressing the original question, there are responses citing penis size and paranoia.

It is a simple fact that the parking lot in question has clearly become known as a place where the local community inhabitants can make an easy score. The crime that happens in that area is a recurring problem that has affected ASA crew in the past and will realistically affect ASA crew and employees in the future.

The cameras provided by the vendor, if they are monitored at all, are currently covered by vegetation, and have been for years. The parking lot has no physical security at all.

Good points, but never try to argue with anyone stupid enough to have voted for Obama. These idiots will only start to compare the camera vegitation with the size of someone's penis. They will then start screaming "homophobe!" "anti-muslim!" "blood-thirsty warmonger!" "evil capitalist!" and "baby-killer" at you...

I know none of this has even the slightest logical relevance to the situation, but these people are not well-acquainted with the idea of logic-they are really pretty much one-trick ponies.

 

[JumpersAway]

............................So how many of our training department folks, who work there regularly, and drive some of the nicest cars, have issues with the F.S. area?

As tempting as it would be to blow someone's head off for breaking into my car, the truth is that it isn't punishable by death. If someone is breaking into your car and you kill them, you're in a heap of s#$t. Right or wrong, Democrat or Republican, it's just the way it is.

I agree that the area isn't the best for a walk in the park at midnight, but it isn't as bad as many here make it out to be. A little S/A and common sense go a long way. Lock your car and keep the interior clean of clutter or anything that looks to be of value............

 

[johnpeace]

As tempting as it would be to blow someone's head off for breaking into my car, the truth is that it isn't punishable by death. If someone is breaking into your car and you kill them, you're in a heap of s#$t. Right or wrong, Democrat or Republican, it's just the way it is.

So, you come out of the sim at 2am, debrief and go out to the parking lot to go home. You get all the way across the parking lot to your car and when you arrive there, find a criminal in the process of taking all your stuff. You yell, 'hey!', because it's your stuff. Criminal turns around with a gun/knife.

Would you rather be:
a) armed with a handgun
b) unarmed

This is an easy test, no answer is really wrong.

Oh, you have 1.5 seconds to answer...after that you'll be in shock from either the blood loss or the trauma of being involved in a defensive shooting.

Good luck.