kevin922 0 #51 April 1, 2003 Is it just me or does that guy repeat himself a good bit? Reminds me of rainman or something Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diverdriver 5 #52 April 1, 2003 QuoteIs it just me or does that guy repeat himself a good bit? Reminds me of rainman or something He used the "if you have nothing real to say of substance then just say a lot really, really fast and hope you wear down the oponent so they can't ask anymore questions" tactic. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tf15 0 #53 April 1, 2003 QuoteQuoteIs it just me or does that guy repeat himself a good bit? Reminds me of rainman or something He used the "if you have nothing real to say of substance then just say a lot really, really fast and hope you wear down the oponent so they can't ask anymore questions" tactic. No - he's naturally inarticulate, he always speaks that way. Three times is enemy action Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Craig 0 #54 April 4, 2003 There has been some updates posted to AOPA. Looks like they are preparing to put the heat to Daley. http://www.aopa.org/whatsnew/newsitems/2003/03-2-019x.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chicagoskydiver 0 #55 April 6, 2003 What Daley did to that airport had absolutely nothing to do with protecting downtown Chicago...that was just an excuse. If that was the real reason, he could have just administratively closed the airport without tearing up the runways. He just doesn't want the airport there and he thinks he's found an excuse to get rid of it. Like diverdriver said, if anything he has compromised the security of the downtown area.Hackey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhino 0 #56 April 6, 2003 What is everyone getting upset over a runway for... Who cares... Damn... And how was this runway being distroyed in the name of National Security? Rhino Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tf15 0 #57 April 6, 2003 QuoteWhat is everyone getting upset over a runway for... Who cares... Damn... And how was this runway being distroyed in the name of National Security? Rhino See www.aopa.org for the story. Three times is enemy action Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pilotdave 0 #58 April 7, 2003 QuoteWhat is everyone getting upset over a runway for... Who cares... Damn... You sure you're a skydiver? What if that was your DZ that got closed with the excuse that it was done for security reasons? I ALMOST flew as a passenger to Meigs the day after it closed. I'm on a mailing list of pilots in the DC area. One mentioned he was going to fly his bonanza to meigs the next day for a couple hours and wanted to know if anyone wanted to come. As it turned out, I read the email at just about the same time the runway was starting to be ripped up, but we didn't know it. I replied, but it turned out 6 others had replied before me so I didn't get a seat. The pilot had checked the NOTAMS when he filed his flight plan the night before (before the closure) and all was good. He took off and headed toward chicago. Halfway there though, the engine temporarily lost power. Everything seemed fine afterwards but he decided to make a precautionary landing at the nearest airport. A quick inspection showed nothing wrong and no water in the gas tanks, and the engine seemed to be running fine, so they decided to forget meigs and fly home. They only found out when they got back that they wouldn't have been able to land at meigs anyway. Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tf15 0 #59 April 7, 2003 QuoteQuoteWhat is everyone getting upset over a runway for... Who cares... Damn... You sure you're a skydiver? What if that was your DZ that got closed with the excuse that it was done for security reasons? I ALMOST flew as a passenger to Meigs the day after it closed. I'm on a mailing list of pilots in the DC area. One mentioned he was going to fly his bonanza to meigs the next day for a couple hours and wanted to know if anyone wanted to come. As it turned out, I read the email at just about the same time the runway was starting to be ripped up, but we didn't know it. I replied, but it turned out 6 others had replied before me so I didn't get a seat. The pilot had checked the NOTAMS when he filed his flight plan the night before (before the closure) and all was good. He took off and headed toward chicago. Halfway there though, the engine temporarily lost power. Everything seemed fine afterwards but he decided to make a precautionary landing at the nearest airport. A quick inspection showed nothing wrong and no water in the gas tanks, and the engine seemed to be running fine, so they decided to forget meigs and fly home. They only found out when they got back that they wouldn't have been able to land at meigs anyway. Dave Unfortunately, there is now one less airport for precautionary landings. Tough if you get engine problems while over southern Lake Michigan. I landed at Meigs maybe 5 or 6 times over the years, one of the prettiest airports imaginable. Three times is enemy action Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
