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Good Point Rich. I think we should all go to our local FBO/Flight school and top off the tanks, buy a sectional or two...and when the ban is lifted, maybe rent a plane for an hour or two to show our support. Although I may be quick to remind them of their last price hike :-) -Jon ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 9:24 PM Subject: RE: [COUPERS] GA still grounded > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- > > Tough on GA pilots? It will drive most flight schools bankrupt, if it keeps > up more than a few days... > > Rich > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 21:12 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [COUPERS] GA still grounded > > > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any > advice in this forum.]---- > > > rparker wrote: > > Dave, > > I do not want to fly for fun, it is my livelihood, tes I am Very > > pissed!!! > > > > See the lesson below > > > > I sort of disagree with the sit and wait. GA is not only a privilege, to > > some of us it is a way of life. The problem at the head of the list is > > the > > DOT, and the National Security Administration., and the INS. The NSA > > should > > have had implemented cock-pit security long ago, the FAA should have > > enforced it, the INS should have deported the people who had over stayed > > their visas. The people in DC think they are god and their word is as if > > cut > > in stone. The aircraft used in this disaster was not GA airplanes, they > > were > > commercial and yet they were first back in the air, I might add still > > with > > the flimsy cock-pit doors. They do have transponders, which are supposed > > to > > be tracked if you are on IFR. We have an Air Base (Andrews AFB) right > > there > > at DC, but the nearest base with aircraft was in southern Virginia. What > > are > > the idiots in NSA thinking, miles take time to cover, no matter how > > close or > > far. > > Now for the economy, we have seven GA airplanes ready to go back to > > their > > owners. We do not get paid until they come to pick them up. The > > airplanes > > are from all over the states, we have nine airplanes scheduled to have > > already been here, and they cannot come. Helping our economy, I think > > not!!!! > > For the fools in DC to think GA is a big risk is idiotic thinking, but > > in > > all respect, they have to cover their own butts for their stupidity. I > > am > > not ticked because of not being able to fly. I am ticked for all the > > propaganda that comes from our own government and the idiots who are > > supposed to make the decisions. > > I stand behind our President, but do pray he will not be undercut by > > these > > same idiots who are holding up my livelihood. They have no concern how > > they > > are hurting the small businesses in GA. We (all of us) may be looking > > for > > food, they even stopped crop dusters from flying now. God I pray I never > > get > > as stupid as the Presidents so called advisors. > > > > Bob Parker > > Mena, AR. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Mi Vidaloca" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 4:44 PM > > Subject: Re: [COUPERS] GA still grounded > > > > > > | ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following > > any > > advice in this forum.]---- > > | > > | I must admit to being a bit appalled by this running thread, come on > > people > > | get a grip. While none of us enjoys being grounded this was not done > > just > > | because no one could think of any thing better to do than to piss off > > a > > | very small minority of people. First let me explain that there is a > > VERY > > | REAL CONCERN about the potential and probability for bioterrorism. > > For > > | those of you less initiated this is "bacterial or viral warfare". The > > most > > | common, easily produced and most likely agent is anthrax. Now a > > little > > lesson > > > > > > > I think that the grounding of GA in the wake of the attack will possibly > lead to a decline like the downturn felt in 1991-1992, but I think that > a temporary grounding is a small price to pay for getting all aviation > back on track in terms of safety and security. The grounding is, > however, unprecedented since the times of World War II and is tough on > all the law-abiding GA pilots and passengers. > > > > > ==^================================================================ EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aVxiLm.aVzvvT Or send an email To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
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