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SCCutler

SCCutler

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GA won't go away altogether at Austin, after all, there has to be a way for the folks wishing to "influence" their legislators to come in on private jets. The Lege won't stand for complete elimination of GA, 'cause it will directly affect them.
 
I am not terribly worried about GA being completely gone, but this proposal places a 121 terminal right where the alleged "expansion" space for GA hangars was supposed to be.

In addition, of course, I can just imagine how much fun access to the field will be after this goes into effect.
 
SCCutler said:
In addition, of course, I can just imagine how much fun access to the field will be after this goes into effect.
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We fly from a Class C, and the TSA has a good number of yearly hoops we must jump though to maintain our security badges and access cards.
 
Batches? We don' need no stinkin' BATCHES!! - Banditos in Blazing Saddles.
 
I'm President of the Chandelle Flying Club in Austin. We have two hangers, C2 and C4.

I think the proposed terminal would be located on the vacant land just south of our hangers. (The proposed area would also be a logical place to build more T-hangers, sigh). I can't believe they would just tear down the existing T-hangers and GA tiedown area, not to mention the brand new Temple-Inland Taj Mahal hanger.

I think there are better areas to locate a new passenger terminal, such as just north of the National Guard facility south of the maintenance ramp.
 
JimNtexas said:
I'm President of the Chandelle Flying Club in Austin. We have two hangers, C2 and C4.

I think the proposed terminal would be located on the vacant land just south of our hangers. (The proposed area would also be a logical place to build more T-hangers, sigh). I can't believe they would just tear down the existing T-hangers and GA tiedown area, not to mention the brand new Temple-Inland Taj Mahal hanger.

I think there are better areas to locate a new passenger terminal, such as just north of the National Guard facility south of the maintenance ramp.
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...could not agree more.

But you see where they are talking about putting it.

Bob: "Hey, GE Capital called, they said that they want to put a new terminal in the GA area, and I told them we couldn't because we made a commitment to the aviation community that Bergstrom would remain a good resource for Austin pilots."


Hank: "You're fired."
 
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