Evil Trustees Harass Brave Executive Aviators

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A plan to close a runway at Chicago Executive Airport is economically
driven and could pose a danger for single-engine planes, some pilots
say.
"It's apparent to us, the small-airplane owners, they don't really
want us here," said Jim Loerzel, a pilot based at the former Palwaukee
Municipal Airport in Wheeling. "All the improvements are geared toward
corporate aircraft."

Last week, the airport board recommended closing Runway 6/24, the
shortest of the airport's three runways, citing Federal Aviation
Administration concerns about a Montessori school being built near the
runway and worries about its 50-foot width.
....
Wheeling issued a permit for the school at the southeast corner of
Capitol and South Drives.
Last fall, the FAA decided that although the building was not in the
protection zone, putting a school there was an incompatible use of the
land. School officials said only a corner of the parking lot would be
in the zone.

"Protection Zone", more like private property confiscation zone..JG

[Gig 601XL Builder]

wrote:
> A plan to close a runway at Chicago Executive Airport is economically
> driven and could pose a danger for single-engine planes, some pilots
> say.
> "It's apparent to us, the small-airplane owners, they don't really
> want us here," said Jim Loerzel, a pilot based at the former Palwaukee
> Municipal Airport in Wheeling. "All the improvements are geared toward
> corporate aircraft."
>
> Last week, the airport board recommended closing Runway 6/24, the
> shortest of the airport's three runways, citing Federal Aviation
> Administration concerns about a Montessori school being built near the
> runway and worries about its 50-foot width.
> ...
> Wheeling issued a permit for the school at the southeast corner of
> Capitol and South Drives.
> Last fall, the FAA decided that although the building was not in the
> protection zone, putting a school there was an incompatible use of the
> land. School officials said only a corner of the parking lot would be
> in the zone.
>
> "Protection Zone", more like private property confiscation zone..JG


The airport was there first. So it sounds more like the school was the one
doing the infringing.

[gatt]

"Gig 601XL Builder" <wrDOTgiaconaATsuddenlink.net> wrote in message
...

>> Last fall, the FAA decided that although the building was not in the
>> protection zone, putting a school there was an incompatible use of the
>> land. School officials said only a corner of the parking lot would be
>> in the zone.
>>
>> "Protection Zone", more like private property confiscation zone..JG
> The airport was there first. So it sounds more like the school was the
> one doing the infringing.

Yep. Great idea; build a school next to a runway and then complain that
there's a runway next to it.

Pretty much like the Hillsboro Air Show crash last year, where Intel--who
has sponsored the airshow for something like 20 years--built a factory on
the downwind leg of the airport that its corporate types use, and then
suddenly flip out about having a factory under the traffic pattern.

-c

[Nathan Young]

On 30 Apr 2007 12:12:46 -0700, wrote:

>A plan to close a runway at Chicago Executive Airport is economically
>driven and could pose a danger for single-engine planes, some pilots
>say.
>"It's apparent to us, the small-airplane owners, they don't really
>want us here," said Jim Loerzel, a pilot based at the former Palwaukee
>Municipal Airport in Wheeling. "All the improvements are geared toward
>corporate aircraft."
>
>Last week, the airport board recommended closing Runway 6/24, the
>shortest of the airport's three runways, citing Federal Aviation
>Administration concerns about a Montessori school being built near the
>runway and worries about its 50-foot width.
>...
>Wheeling issued a permit for the school at the southeast corner of
>Capitol and South Drives.
>Last fall, the FAA decided that although the building was not in the
>protection zone, putting a school there was an incompatible use of the
>land. School officials said only a corner of the parking lot would be
>in the zone.
>
>"Protection Zone", more like private property confiscation zone..JG

I have flown into Palwaukee quite a few times (in a Cherokee), and
almost always ended up on RWY 16/34 with the jets. Was this just my
experience, or does Palwaukee frequently put light-GA on the smaller
runways while keeping the jets on 16/34?