Jay Honeck wrote:

You limit them to 2 days per week (or whatever) of flying rights, and
they won't survive. Pilots, handlers, ticket agents, etc., will be
thrown out of work, and hundreds (thousands?) of tourists will be
denied their flight of a lifetime every WEEK.

And hundreds OF thousands of tourists/hikers/walkers/visitors will be
denied a quiet experience. Who should win? To me, as a pilot, it's not
at all obvious. Name calling and knee-jerk reactions accomplish
nothing. The fact that a few folks may lose their jobs may or may not
be a factor.

You know, in general we talk about promoting aviation on this
group -- your comments seem quite out of step with this attitude.

Aviation is not the be-all and end-all of existence, no matter how much
I may love it. While I promote it relentlessly, it does not take
precedence over EVERYTHING. It is acceptable for folks to believe that
in certain circumstances, it's OK to restrict flying privileges.

You have no issue with the restriction on flying over populated areas
below 500 ft, I assume? Or most of the rest of the FAR's? Why not
eliminate them, and allow pilots to do whatever they like, wherever they
like, everyone else be damned?

It's a balance, just like everything else.

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Marc J. Zeitlin
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