The word "impact" is used because the government requires
"impact" statements, such as the EPA "environmental impact".

The AOPA is exactly correct, aviation is effected by the
number of flight restrictions, extra costs, public
perception (the media is ignorant and just wants a headline,
facts just get in the way).

Airlines have "industry organizations, as do the airport
operators, the manufactures and the oil companies. The AOPA
represents Aircraft Owners and Pilots and if they do an
independent study it means that they did the data analysis
and reached conclusions independent of those that might be
reached by the airline groups, for example.

As far as the airlines are concerned, they would like all
aircraft smaller than a DC 9 banned from all airspace within
40 miles/18,000 feet of one of THEIR airports. BTW, the
only airport actually owned by the airlines is Dallas-Ft.
Worth Regional, all other airports are owned by governments
and are open [?] to all users.


--
James H. Macklin
ATP,CFI,A&P

--
The people think the Constitution protects their rights;
But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome.
some support
http://www.usdoj.gov/olc/secondamendment2.htm



"Skylune" wrote in message
lkaboutaviation.com...
| AOPA prepares "independent" report on economic "impacts"
(they mean
| effects, but impact is becoming a verb in AOPA vernacular)
of ADIZ on
| Washington area airports. They say it is "clearly
apparent" (I guess
| just saying apparent is not clear enough) that the ADIZ is
"impacting" the
| area economy.
|
| LOL. I like best the way they talk about direct,
indirect, and induced
| jobs lost.
|
| "AOPA-commissioned ADIZ economic impact study reveals
negative impact on
| GA
|
| The Washington, D.C., ADIZ
| with Flight Restricted Zone
| Ten general aviation airports inside the Washington, D.C.,
Air Defense
| Identification Zone (ADIZ) that are dependent on providing
services to
| pilots of light aircraft are losing nearly $43 million per
year in wages,
| revenue, taxes, and local spending. That's what AOPA's
independent
| economic study of 13 airports impacted by the ADIZ has
revealed.
|
| "The study shows that those most affected by the ADIZ are
GA aircraft
| owners and pilots, and the businesses that serve this
group, even though
| they pose the least threat," said AOPA President Phil
Boyer. "If the ADIZ
| is not modified, it could permanently jeopardize the
economic viability of
| GA operations in the Washington, D.C., area."
|
| Total revenue at the impacted airports has dropped $27.5
million since the
| ADIZ imposition in 2003. And more than 100 jobs have been
lost, sales of
| aviation gasoline are down by nearly 20 percent, a flight
school has
| closed, and many pilots have either stopped flying or have
moved out of
| the area.
|
| "Overall, it is clearly apparent that airports within the
ADIZ have been
| negatively impacted (both operationally and economically)
by the events of
| 9/11 and that their recovery had lagged the recovery
experienced at
| airports outside of the ADIZ," the study conducted by
Aviation Management
| and Consulting Group and Martin Associates revealed.
|
| AOPA commissioned the study to find out just how much the
ADIZ is
| negatively impacting those airports because the FAA failed
to gather any
| data about the impact the ADIZ has on general aviation
airports.
|
| The firms analyzed economic data from 2002 through 2004 at
13 airports
| within the ADIZ and 20 airports around the perimeter of
the ADIZ. Airports
| within the ADIZ were also compared to other national and
regional airports.
| In addition to gathering specific economic data, the firms
conducted
| one-on-one meetings and telephone conversations with
airport operators,
| airport businesses, and airport users.
|
| Some of the specifics at individual airports are telling
examples of the
| negative effect an ADIZ can have on a GA airport.
|
| Take Martin State Airport in Baltimo From 2002 to 2004,
Martin State
| has lost nearly $7 million each year in local spending. It
also reports an
| annual loss of $15 million in airport revenue.
|
| Or look at Montgomery County Airpark in Gaithersburg,
Maryland: It has
| lost 72 direct, induced, and indirect jobs, which equates
to about $2.5
| million in lost annual personal income. And airport
revenue is down $3.7
| million.
|
| AOPA will be including copies of the executive summary in
its comments on
| the FAA proposal to make the ADIZ permanent."
|
| Yeah, ok. Negative impact indeed.
|
|