This would be a good letter to print out and carry, but without the relevant name of the official and other bits in the letterhead and signature, it could be difficult to make the case that this letter was not simply fabricated. A suspicious security person might not believe that this was a real letter. Perhaps you could scan the whole letter and offer it as a word attachment for those interested? Kenneth Lin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christopher Liao" <flpuck6@yahoo.com> To: <AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 12:04 PM Subject: It's official: photography is NOT illegal > Hey Folks, > > It's official. While the repsonse is most likely a > generic one, there is one VERY key part for us > aviation photographer/spotters to read, to print out, > to carry with us, and kindly make MP, NG, police > officers, security personnel aware of. The response > was long, but here is the most important part: > <begin letter> > Thank you for taking the time to contact us. We > appreciate your > suggestion and concern for the nation's aviation. Due > to the heavy volume of > mail that we experienced and our desire to answer each > letter, we have > not been able to reply to some correspondence in a > timely matter. > Please accept our apology for the delay in responding. > <snip> > Film/Photography > Some questions have been raised about photography in > and around > airports. We'd like to clarify that neither the > Security Directives (SD) that > have been issued over that past few months nor Title > 14, Code of > Federal Regulations, Part 107-airport Security, and > Part 108-Airplane > Operator Security, contain restrictions or > prohibitions on photography. We > encourage you to keep abreast of any regulatory > proposals for enhanced > airport security to ensure that the concerns of > professional photographers > are considered fully. > <snip> > Please accept our appreciation for taking the time to > share your > thoughts and concerns with us. Your support and > cooperation is an important > contribution to ensuring the safety and security of > the Nation's > aviation system. > Most Sincerely, > Tell FAA Response Team > <end letter> > > > ===== > -Christopher Liao > Pawtucket, Rhode Island > Wooster, Ohio > ================================ > http://pages.wooster.edu/liaocl/ > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Send FREE Valentine eCards with Yahoo! Greetings! > http://greetings.yahoo.com >