SUN VALLEY - HAILEY, IDAHO VFR ALERT !

Be aware that the aiport manager at Friedman Airport [SUN] has decided
to close SUN to all VFR traffic on several days in July. The days in
question coincide with the arrival and departure of the "big guys" in
their Lears, Falcons, & G-5's who will be attending the annual Allen
Conference at Sun Valley. The big guys are Gates, Buffet, Greenspan,
et. al. who don't want to be inconvenienced by us VFR'ers.

AOPA is involved, letters have been written to both the FAA & the
airport manager. The airport manager can not arbitrarily make a
decision like this. Per FAA Administration Order 5190.6A "In all cases
the FAA will make the final determination of the reasonableness of the
airport owner's restrictions which denied or restricted use of the
airport".

If you are concerned about this, as I am, because of the precedent it
sets at SUN, I urge you to write [soon, because time is short] to the
FAA official who will make the decision;

Mr. Kelly Moffitt
Salt Lake Air Route Traffic Control Center
Traffic Management Officer
2150 West 700 North
Salt Lake City, Utah 84116

and

Mr. Richard Baird
Friedman Memorial Airport
Airport Manager
P.O. Box 929
Hailey, Idaho 83333

Cheers, and safe flying,
T. Sanders