On 23 Apr 2005 09:32:49 -0700, wrote in
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All technicalities aside, it comes down to the fact that the resort
owners at Sun Valley [we call them "greedheads"] are sucking up to the
"Richie Riches" [Gates, Schwarzenegger, Willis, Cruise, Eastwood,
Buffet, et al] and pressure the airport manager to cater to their jets.


That and the fact that the jets & turbines that come into Friedman
[HLE] put a lot more $$ in the FBO's pockets [there's only one FBO on
the field, thus the 100LL is $4/gallon!] than us VFR'ers.

I am unable to find a clause in the AIP agreement authorizing the
airport to discriminate against VFR flights based upon _economic_
factors. Perhaps someone should point this out to the airport manager
and FAA. It will be interesting to see how the NOTAM is worded.