by "muff528" May 7, 2006 at 04:08 PM




Yes, and it would be a damn shame if that brazen lawlessness
of the sky skum would happen to rub off on the otherwise
saintly, god-like pilots who claim as much right to airport access
as the skydivers.

FWIW -- people who jump from fixed objects are base-jumpers.
They are facing their own struggle for access to sites that are
suitable for their lawful chosen sport.
Skydivers jump from aircraft.

Just like the general population there are people who follow
the law and there are lawbreakers. -- Oh!... except for pilots!


Welcome to the world where pilots' "rights" take precedence over all else.
Besides having their hands in all the taxpayer's wallets, they will
destroy residential neighborhoods (most recent example is the decimation
of hundreds of trees in Westerly RI) for increase air safety. The hell
with the neighbors -- they are unimportant and will have to deal with the
consequences -- increase noise and ugliness. Skydivers are just another
nuisance that GA must eliminate. You see, the pilots believe they, and
they alone, have a "right" to free skies. Everyone else must pay to
support this right, and cannot complain about pollution, noise,
destructive land use, runway expansions, etc.

The good news is that they are paying more for AVgas, insurance,
maintenance, etc. When the federal grants are reduced after 2007, they
will begin paying ALOT more.