Cub Driver wrote:

There are nuts on both sides of the issue, and from what I hear, the
AOPA should save its powder for another battle.

I disagree. To quote the AOPA article ...

"Meanwhile, if you check the Stop the Noise Web site (and get ready to be upset),
you will see that they have expanded their scope and now have their sights set
on motorcycles and the coming Sport Pilot movement.

What concerns us — and should concern every pilot — is that, taken to its
improbable conclusion, every pilot in the United States could be adversely
affected by this case. This lawsuit isn't about breaking any regulations; it's
about someone complaining about legal noise overhead. That puts the pilot of a
single-engine trainer flying at 2,500 feet and the pilot of a Boeing 757 flying
at 35,000 feet in equal jeopardy."

George Patterson
Battle, n; A method of untying with the teeth a political knot that would
not yield to the tongue.