Robert Moore wrote:

"C J Campbell" wrote

The airlines have been trying to get rid of GA for years. Thus
far they have not been successful, and their arguments now are
just as bogus as they were twenty years ago.

C J, I have worked for several airlines over a 25 year period
ranging in size from one of the world's largest (PanAm) to a
one airplane airline (Dominicana). At a couple of them, I served
as Director of Operations and at a couple of others, Chief Pilot.
At NO time did "General Aviation" ever cross our minds.

But C.J. is right. As far as the lower levels are concerned, the airlines call
the area below about 8,000' "Indian Country" and they would be very happy if
every airport served by commercial aircraft had a class-B type airspace (the
upside-down wedding cake) and all GA aircraft were prohibited from entry. As
far as managemnet is concerned, GA is competition on a small scale, and they
would really like it if all those corporations were forced to buy airline
tickets instead of flying officers on leased or owned Citations.

It's true that me and my Maule are beneath their notice (except as possible
deviation sources in "Indian Country"), but I won't own it very long if I can't
land or fly through the places the big boys go.

George Patterson
If you're not part of the solution, you can make a lot of money prolonging
the problem.