I hangar my airplane at a "country" airport in Ridgeland, SC that has no fences and only signs forbidding entry to unauthorized individuals.
Today I was approached at my hangar by a Homeland Security officer who requested a ramp check from me; license, medical certificate. He did not ask to see my logbooks. He wrote my information down, I have no idea what he intends to do with it.
Has this happened to anyone else? Does Homeland Security have the authority to do ramp checks? He actually did not know that I am a pilot except by asking me.
Doug Dahl RV-9A, RV-12 (31 hrs.)
Today I was approached at my hangar by a Homeland Security officer who requested a ramp check from me; license, medical certificate. He did not ask to see my logbooks. He wrote my information down, I have no idea what he intends to do with it.
Has this happened to anyone else? Does Homeland Security have the authority to do ramp checks? He actually did not know that I am a pilot except by asking me.
Doug Dahl RV-9A, RV-12 (31 hrs.)