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AMEN count me in Larry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jack Lewis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Coupes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2001 1:28 PM Subject: [COUPERS] What Can We Do > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- > > Okay. I've read all the messages of complaints and such about the grounding. > I feel helpless in this - a lone voice crying in the woods. (The FAA does > not have to get rid of all the private planes, just hold out long enough to > shut all the small plane related business down and the battle is theirs). > > So what can we do? > > The AOPA says stay out of it. They will protect us all. > > Should we just wait? > > The small airports, FBO's and private business that use VFR aviation were > damaged just like the airlines. Are they going to get part of the money > that is being allowed for the Airlines? > > Can they/we take legal action, as I'm sure everyone else will, against the > lax security of the nation? We do need a scape goat. > > I'm a willing solider, in our battle to restore our rights, just looking for > a leader. > > My recommendation is: > > Phase One : If by Noon Eastern on Thursday airspace is not release we start. > At 12:01 p.m. eastern we call every congressman, senator and news talk show > that we can find. Talk of the points that are hurting everyday people - > lost income for crop dusters, FBO's closing, lost of medical transport if > airports close, adverse effects to business which use planes to expedite > their day to day operations, no more angle flights, no more young eagles, > etc. CROWD THE PHONE LINES. Everyone calling at once. > > Phase Two: Repeat Phase one at 12:01 p.m. On Friday. This time add the > Whitehouse, the FAA and AOPA to the call up list. CROWD THE PHONE LINES. > Everyone calling at once. > > Phase Three: D-Day - 12:00 Eastern, Saturday - High Noon. Every person > with the guts to do it starts up their plane, sets the Transponder to 5500 > and takes a thirty minute flight. Fill the sky will VFR airplanes. > Everyone flying at once. (What can be done - shoot down 5,000+ private > planes? At lease we would make the news.) > > Phase Four: D+1 - 6:00 p.m. Eastern, Sunday - Every person again starts > flying. This time with the Transponder set to 7700 and the ELT turned on. > > Now let the FAA deal with this mass flying every weekend until the system is > restored to new. > > If we don't do something we will be the same as the Japanese during WWII. > Made victims of our own government. > > If theres some folks out there that want to get organized, give me a note > and we'll get started. > > Jack > > ==^================================================================ 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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