On Wed, 12 Nov 2003 11:02:27 -0500, "Ron Natalie"
wrote in Message-Id: :


"Larry Dighera" wrote in message ...

This just in from AvWeb:

Nothing like timely news. AOPA and EAA have been talking about
it for weeks. We've even discussed it here (look around in the other
threads).


Yep. It looks like AOPA is still hot on the trail:


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AVflash Volume 9, Issue 46b November 13, 2003
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AOPA CALLS FOR INPUT ON SIGHTSEEING, CHARITY FLIGHT PROPOSAL
AOPA on Wednesday formally called on the FAA to hold public meetings
on a proposed rule change that threatens to cause significant hardship
for small sightseeing/air tour operators and pilots who help charities
raise money. AOPA said in the letter, "We are concerned that the FAA
has failed to consider the true impacts of this proposal." AOPA
believes it is imperative that the FAA see face-to-face and hear
directly from the pilots who will be hurt if the rule is adopted. The
National Air Tour Safety Standards notice of proposed rulemaking would
raise the minimum number of hours required for pilots conducting
charity fundraising flights from 200 to 500, and remove an exemption
that allows Part 91 sightseeing flights within 25 nautical miles of an
airport. See AOPA Online
( http://www.aopa.org/whatsnew/newsite...03-4-103x.html ).