Never mind the fact he'd been on the ground for some time: he had no
proof of actual landing time. It became obvious to him, as he
protested this injustice, that he'd uncovered a carefully planned
scheme to defraud hapless visitors to this community.
He can likely avoid this by hiring a traffic ticket lawyer. In Texas,
rarely do these guys lose a case. He might also want to get the AOPA on his
side. Seems they may be running afoul of Federal turf.
The general aviation community has no room for sleeze of this nature,
and its pilots need to be made aware that these types of miscreants
have somehow infiltrated our ranks.
Add Lakeway to Crawford as qualifying for the "black magic-marker
treatment" on your Texas sectionals!
The people at Lakeway have never really wanted anyone to come there that
they did not know. Unfortunately, almost all the other airports around have
been closed by the NIMBY's (Austin is famous for its idiot activist
population who think government can and should solve every complaint and
inconvenience). Also, the dear thing is just getting out of hand around
there. Who knows how many people they will kill in accdents before someone
starts managing the herd.
Anyway, if you don't go there, they will be happy not to see you. Luckily,
the rest of Texas seems much friendlier.
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