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Not good enough, Bob. As you said (buried) at the end of your post, we aviation photographers can be a great asset to the security around airports. I personally have been able to report open gates around the perimeter fence, flocks of birds at the approach end of the runway, and suspicious behavior... and this was all BEFORE I became a registered aviation photographer at our airport. We are not doing anything illegal by taking photographs and enjoying our hobby. Your poster is a serious detriment to the cooperation we aviation hobbyists are willing to extend to airport police and the TSA. Get rid of it.

Most spotters and aviation photographers will indeed report any suspicious activity they see around airports. They can actively help making airports and aviation more secure.Now, if TSA is aware of that - as the blog post says - then why does TSA use a (staged) image of a photographer on a poster that asks people to report suspicious activity?It should be obvious that this will inevitably lead to photography being regarded as suspicious activity. A misunderstanding we have to fight far too often already, anyway.Why do you target people who are in a perfect position to help you?It doesny't make sense.Stefan

Let me fix it for you: TSA Aviation poster encourages fascist paranoia and does nothing to protect airplanes against terrorism. We encourage all citizens to do whatever thugs in uniforms say, even if it is wrong, unconstitutional, and illegal. Only terrorists care about their civil rights and question authority.

Hey TSA the best people that do your job for you are aviation photographers. They are trained observers that REALLY CARE about the safety and well being of aviation. Wake up and start to tap that resource instead of alienating it. This poster is yet another sad symptom of broken government and out of touch & uncreative bureaucrecy.