Recent content by Stearman

Bingo. That's exactly it.

So it sounds like CAP helped in a few areas, mostly disasters. Yay. State Police and the feds couldn't/didn't do it faster? Maybe we keep CAP in those areas but otherwise recognize it for what it is and move on? Not sure what a couple stories from hurricane season do to change the underlying...

CAP is the aviation equivalent of mall cops. It exists because someone higher up doesn't have the heart to shut down what is an ineffective throwback. Many (not all!) of the folks in it are there just to stroke their egos with an important-looking uniform and to wield authority they don't...

If some people would get some perspective, act human for once, actually read what is posted, and listen, something helpful might come out. As it is I had to fight to get anyone to see that she wasn't complaining about the noise, and only one poster has actually been helpful in getting this...

Now THAT is an answer. Thank you sir. I've emailed asking when this was paid. Now I just need to find out what the rules or procedure was for determining who they got an easement from. They have to draw the line somewhere.

Okay so there is something called "air rights" or not? Seems there's contradictory info out there. I'll try to get an answer on when this happened. The easement explanation makes the most sense.

You all are missing the point entirely. She's not complaining about the noise per se, she's complaining about the fact that her neighbors were paid and she was not. She wants to know why this is, since she has an idea that she somehow "owns" or otherwise has a right to the airspace over her...

After, but that's not really the point. She wants to know why she wasn't paid like her neighbors were. I'm sure there's a simple answer somewhere that probably references guidelines or standard practice. I want to point her to something like that.

Hey y'all, I have an in-law that lives near Bowman Field (LOU) in Louisville. She is complaining about low-flying jets—she doesn't mind prop planes—that she claims fly directly over the house while arriving and departing. Usually, this is a "tough luck" situation being that the airport is a...

Well that got off the ground pretty quick! Haven't had a chance to read all the replies, but I want to say the real catch is that you have to pay all taxes and fees up front to take possession. It's stipulated in the rules. So taking possession and selling to pay the taxes isn't an option. I'm...

So I've wondered this a lot with both the AOPA and EAA sweepstakes airplanes. It seems the winner is always a retired professional who already owns an airplane, maybe lives on an airpark, and spends their weekends on a 50' yacht in the Gulf - basically not at all the type of people I know in...

I always figured it was a way of filtering out tire-kickers. Puts up a small barrier to entry. If all you have to do is hit "message buyer" to talk about the airplane, they'd have their hands full of idiots with no intention of buying. Make them call you, and most won't go to the trouble. But...

Sold.

Thanks @Radar Contact . I'll keep that in mind.

I'm not going to be able to do $29.