On Wednesday, August 28, 2019 at 2:43:07 PM UTC-4, Walt Connelly wrote:
I'm sure everyone hopes that SLGP will remain an active and viable
GliderPort for years to come. While there is no love lost between
myself and SLGP I too hope to see it continue and thrive. One never
knows as one flies around central Fla when one might need a landable
environment nearby.

The questions about Mihai are valid ones for this or any other similar
forum and to try to suppress this conversation seems to suggest
censorship in my opinion. He is the owner of a gliderport and this is a
soaring forum. Mihai seemed to be a likable enough guy but I recall
many conversations about his background when I was a new arrival/glider
student at SLGP, most suggesting that he might have been a somewhat less
than savory character. Who knows? As I have said in the past, one does
not know what one does not know...

What I find most curious is the suggestion that Mihai is walking aound
Romania free as a bird. His departure from the Cayman islands did not
appear to be voluntary as his comments about fearing for his life would
suggest.

It would make sense that if he is free he would want to sell the
glideport. Considering that the court decision of Martin, Jordan and
Anderson, March 2016 noted that he was removable based on a conviction
of a crime of moral turpitude it would seem unlikely that he would
qualify for a Visa for reentry, notwithtnding his ownership of the
property. Could he have wrongly been convicted by Romania? Anything is
possible, I'm sure many of us have had things said about us that were
inaccurate.

I don't expect that there will be a line of investors/buyers ready to
put down 2.9 million dollars for the place. What would make more sense
to me would be that the well heeled owners of property on the airport
would come together and make an offer. Perhaps Rich could head up that
process thereby securing the facility for many years to come for those
expensive composite airships. Hire a manager, tow pilot and intructor or
two and you're off to the races.

Now with a Hurricane bearing down on us I would suggest that they batton
down the hatches out there or this conversation might take a different
turn.

Walt




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Walt Connelly

Walt, I commend you for your understanding of this situation and the desire to keep SLG a fantastic soaring site for all to enjoy. Unfortunately this situation is volatile and a lot depends on international laws and courts. I have been at the ugly end of the international court battles for property. My involvement was zero, but I lost may dollars because I could not retrieve my personal property after the federal marshals lock up the said facilities and nothing was moved until the issue was settled. Trust me, this gets very ugly! We all can only hope that this situation can be resolved and move forward. Bob