PBOR2 Letter Edit

[SkyHog]

So I am submitting the EAA's standard letters to my congressmen, but added the following paragraph:

As a pilot that has flown all over the country for recreational purposes, I have contributed a fairly large amount of tax revenue through Aviation Fuel purchases all over the country, including a significant amount within Colorado itself. Unfortunately, due to a very sporadic case of kidney stones, I have been effectively grounded for the last few years due to the onerous medical requirements imposed by the FAA's third class medical rules. As a result, while I pose no danger to either myself or others due to this condition, I am no longer able to exercise my freedom to fly for personal enjoyment, nor am I able share my love for aviation with my children, who would undoubtedly become pilots themselves as they aged. From a purely fiscal perspective, the state of Colorado has lost a significant amount of tax revenue by the careless actions taken by the FAA.

Any value to this add, you think?

 

[F01LA]

I'm thinking that, regardless of the specifics you add, the most your letter does is add to some tally in support of the bill. I added my personal touches as well, but certainly don't have any expectation that they really meant much. It just looks a little less form-letter-like.

 

[jbarrass]

So I am submitting the EAA's standard letters to my congressmen, but added the following paragraph:


Any value to this add, you think?

Yes,

1) the CMS will not flag it as boilerplate since it's a bit different

2) Money means everything

 

[F01LA]

I might be cynical. I'm just thinking of the volume of letters they receive. It's hard for me to imagine some staffer suddenly saying, "Oh, wow! Take a look at this. Kidney stones affect your ability to obtain a pilot medical. And this guy's a high roller! We've got to fast track this."

That being said, I composed personal notes as well, so perhaps I have just a little hope that what we write actually matters.

 

[Henning]

I think if you include a check for $10,000, and have it hand delivered by hooker, they still probably won't care.

 

[steingar]

I think the more personal we can make these things the better. Odin only knows what's going to make it to the top of any of these guy's mail piles. All we can do is try.

Kudos to you Nick.

 

[wanttaja]

It's a good idea, but if I were making changes to the EAA letter, I'd concentrate on adding something to the START of the letter. If the reader sees the same boilerplate language as dozens of other letters, the rest of your letter won't get read.

So I'd add a paragraph at the beginning, introducing yourself and/or your connection to the state/district, THEN lead into the EAA standard wording. If you can work it in, put the test you posted before the EAA stuff (though you might have to reword things a bit).

Ron Wanttaja

 

[JHW]

I had sent the letters previously, but my congressman just resigned in disgrace. Typical illinois politics.

 

[comanchepilot]

I'm thinking that, regardless of the specifics you add, the most your letter does is add to some tally in support of the bill. I added my personal touches as well, but certainly don't have any expectation that they really meant much. It just looks a little less form-letter-like.

yea unless you have the prose of a poet, they only care:

1/ constituent? Yes - response necessary
2/ for or against what? Tally.

They also assume if you were a large contributor - you'd have the phone # to the COS and would register your thoughts that way . . .

 

[RJM62]

I think if you include a check for $10,000, and have it hand delivered by hooker, they still probably won't care.

Make it $10,000 cash, however, delivered by two hookers who are identical twins, and you may get some attention.

Rich