by "Jay Honeck" Mar 8, 2006 at 02:40 PM



Say what you want about Skylune, he offers us valuable insight into the
inner workings of GA's most vociferous opposition.

Usually these kinds of guys quietly roll hand grenades down the aisle,
and

then duck back down. Skylune lets it all hang out, and actually engages
in
(occasionally meaningful) dialog. As such, his participation here is
aggravating, but valuable.



Well thank you Jay! (And I will switch to Google groups soon.) But I am
really not "GA's most vociferous opponent." I'm actually not an opponent
at all.

I know I came into this group as an antagonist, but I'm not "opposed" to
GA like some of the groups out there that want to just shut it down.
(That's why I was never interested in joining these groups...)

I've always said that I personally like to fly, and therefore I don't want
GA to go away. I just want it to be more responsible. That's not the same
as saying all GA pilots suck. I think maybe 10% are clowns, or not
sufficiently qualified.

There should be better ways for GA/surrounding communities to better
coexist, but there will always be some that either don't care, break the
rules, flount the rules, etc. The noise issues obviously drive some
people crazy, and I have been badly inconvenienced and annoyed by GA noise
also. The worst is the completely unnecessary buzzing by some, and lack of
common courtesy. Aviators have acknowledged this too (the "Fly Friendly"
articles by the AOPA for example).

I am here because I want to hear what arguments pilots make against the
"anti-GA" groups. Where compromise with the community proves impossible,
I think there should be mandatory noise restrictions imposed on
non-essential GA flight.

Take care, and enjoy the longer days and better weather!