On 2/13/2011 1:32 PM, Scott wrote:
On 2-13-2011 17:01, Paul Cordell wrote:
and More restrictions may be coming. Talk of a 17,999 ceiling on
the Grand Canyon.


http://www.aopa.org/advocacy/article...eleas ed.html




NOISE REDUCTION from a glider? Screaming hawks and eagles are
noisier! People thought we were
crying wolf about progressively losing flying freedoms after 9/11.
Looks like we may have been right
after all....


It's hard to see the heavy hand of Homeland Security and the ghost of
9/11 in an airspace change driven by noise concerns. No need to invoke
9/11 to understand why the FAA, tour operators, and even AOPA might not
think too much about gliders crossing the airspace! It doesn't happen
very often - I know, I've tried for about 5 years, flying out Parowan,
and raising the "flight-free" zones to 18,000' would definitely make it
harder.
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Eric Greenwell






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