"Capt.Doug" wrote in message
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"John Doe" wrote in message
Are there airports where GA can fly in to help get people out? I've read
reports of the help GA has been able to provide AFTER Katrina hit, but
what
about helping people get out BEFORE the storm?

GA operates out of most airports. Most private pilots are too busy getting
their own affairs in order before evacuating. There isn't time to offer
multiple flights out. The commercial operators are flying people out in
droves. The phone in my air taxi business was quite busy today. Perhaps
you
don't see this happening because you aren't familiar with aviation?


Actually I am quite familiar with aviation. I'm just not familiar with how
it's being used in pre-storm evacuation operations.

We have the capability to execute the Berlin airlift and feed an entire
urban population throughout a German winter, but we can't get a few thousand
people out of the Houston airport?

I would just like to see what's being done from the aviation side to get the
people who want to fly out of that area. You'd think a few C-17s could
empty that airport in less than a day.