GOP Kills $100 million relief to GA companies hurt by 9/11 airspace restrictions

Nobody could fly for a similar amount of time at HPN either, and their
tiedowns start at $240 per month, and hangars are around $800 a month.
Those bills had to be paid regardless of the fact that we couldn't fly.

So I feel sick to my stomach when there is talk of giving the airlines
billions while ignoring private owners. At least the airlines weren't
attacked by their own government.


"Ron Natalie" wrote in message
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"Peter Gottlieb" wrote in message
et...
A bunch around the NY area were negatively impacted also.

And Crawford, TX.

And just about everybody inside the "Enhanced class B" for a while.

Frankly, I was denied use of my leased property at VKX for over six
months. They owe me at least $500.

all the flight schools in the Las Vegas Valley were impacted while the first
Class B to the floor and not VFR restriction was in place, I think that
lasted about 2 months.. we were almost in that boat at the glider club, but
the our runway is NOT under the ClassB by about 200ft.

BT

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:rreSb.183252$na.300560@attbi_s04...
I think the majority of this money is supposed to be used for GA
businesses effected by all the TFRs.

Good point. Has anyone actually compiled a list of FBOs impacted by the
TFRs?

I can't think of any outside of the D.C. area, and around the newly
enlarged
Camp David TFR -- but surely there must me more to justify $100 million?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"Jay Honeck" wrote:
our new $50 million dollar rain forest

Who sponsored this pork?
--
Dan
C172RG at BFM
(remove pants to reply by email)

"Mike Rapoport" wrote:

Powerful message, thanks.

But a bit rich, considering neither party is that interested in dealing with
the real problems that are going to face out children ie. the mess in social
security and other entitlements for retiring boomers.

"Dan Luke" wrote in message
...
"Jay Honeck" wrote:
our new $50 million dollar rain forest

Who sponsored this pork?

Who vetoed this pork?

Nobody...

our new $50 million dollar rain forest

Who sponsored this pork?

Sen. Charles Grassley.

Can you say "Large campaign donation?"
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

On Thu, 29 Jan 2004 16:54:43 -0800, "BTIZ"
wrote in Message-Id: kXhSb.2027$IF1.1394@fed1read01:


all the flight schools in the Las Vegas Valley were impacted while the first
Class B to the floor and not VFR restriction was in place, I think that
lasted about 2 months.

It looks like the DC-Four may get some relief:


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AOPA ePilot Volume 6, Issue 5 January 30, 2004
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FAA GETS SPENDING MONEY FOR GA PROGRAMS
General aviation came out ahead in the huge omnibus spending bill
Congress passed last week to fund the government for the rest of this
fiscal year. The FAA's piece of the pie contains money to fund a
number of items that AOPA lobbied hard for. The bill fully funds the
Airport Improvement Program, including $341 million for general
aviation airports. That means new hangars, in addition to other
improvements. The omnibus bill also addresses how pilots are going to
keep their high-compression engines running when leaded aviation fuel
is phased out by providing $500,000 to research unleaded fuels for
general aviation. Some $3 million has been allocated so the FAA can
continue to develop ILS-like GPS approaches at GA airports using the
Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS). However, no money was included
for reimbursing GA businesses hurt by the national airspace shutdown
after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks; the omnibus bill
merely "encourages" the FAA to reimburse FBOs at the four Washington,
D.C.-area airports that were hardest hit. See AOPA Online
( http://www.aopa.org/whatsnew/newsite...04-1-060x.html

"Peter Gottlieb" wrote in message et...
Nobody could fly for a similar amount of time at HPN either, and their
tiedowns start at $240 per month, and hangars are around $800 a month.
Those bills had to be paid regardless of the fact that we couldn't fly.

Nope. HPN was fine once the enhanced class B restrictions were
relaxed. VKX didn't get opened up until they got done rectal probing
the pilot population. You still have to stand on your head to get in
and out of there.

"Mike Rapoport" wrote in message
nk.net...

"R.Hubbell" wrote in message
...

Don't forget Bush has signed yet another spending bill.
To the tune of $328 billion. So yeah the priorities are further
revealed. Here's who will pay for all that spending.

http://anon.moveon.speedera.net/mov/1911_lg.swf


Powerful message, thanks.

But you won't see it during the Super Bowl, despite MoveOn coming up with
the money. CBS refused to carry it.

In unrelated news, Viacom is a major donor to the Republicans, and is a
beneficiary of recent media ownership rule changes.

-- David Brooks

"David Brooks" wrote in message
...
In unrelated news, Viacom is a major donor to the Republicans, and is a
beneficiary of recent media ownership rule changes.

You forgot to put "unrelated" in quotes.