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Old May 25th 06, 02:33 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Casey,

Thanks for bringing this to our attention. This reminds me of another
airspace grab, a few years ago, when Mike and I went to Philmont Scout
Camp, in Cimmaron, NM for a twelve day backpack trek.
At the time, the latest airspace grab by the Air Force, and widely
discussed in the local papers, was right over Philmont.
One day as we were hiking I heard that initial whistle of a jet
engine, and a couple of seconds later here comes, at tree top level,
going mighty fast, and loud, was an f-16, and a f-15. My first thought
was, why do they need this airspace, now, over this established land?
You guys stick with the fight Casey. I don't believe for a second that
the Academy guys pulled out in protest. They were probably told to pull
out.
You know why Asia needs pilots, from the west to fill their cockpits,
and train their pilots? Because the military controls all the airspace,
and thus there has never been any kind, of general aviation for the kid
sitting on the fence, to go to.