And yet the prior poster was correct in stating that "most of the public
couldn't care less" because GA will be impacted, not the general public
flying commercial.

If Daley (and other mayors) have their way, GA won't be cluttering/slowing
operations at any airports.

Terry

"Larry Dighera" wrote in message
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On 3 Oct 2004 08:51:55 -0700, (Pilot) wrote in
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The fact remains, we pilots/AC owners, are a small (less than 1% of
the general population) and have N O clout. That means, when an
airport such as Meigs is closed by Daley (or any mayor for that
matter) most of the public couldn't care less.


From the information contained in the news below, it seems Mr. Daley
has caused problems for O'Hare by closing Meigs field:


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AVflash Volume 10, Number 45b -- November 4, 2004

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RESTRICTIONS ON GA FLIGHT START AT MEIGS, EXPAND TO O'HARE
As new capacity limits on GA flights at Chicago's O'Hare
International Airport went into effect this week, the FAA released
a new study that says O'Hare must set its limits even lower in
order to avoid gridlock. GA operations as of this week are limited
to four per hour between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. The new study says
O'Hare can handle just 190 to 200 arrivals and departures per
hour, fewer than a 2001 study that recommended a maximum of 200 to
202 flights per hour. When visibility is poor, the maximum should
go down to 136 to 144 per hour, the FAA said. The National
Business Aviation Association (NBAA) has blamed the O'Hare
problems on the closure of Meigs Field, which used to
accommodate more than 20,000 operations per year. Corporate
charter operators now must wait until 72 hours before their flight
to schedule a takeoff or landing at O'Hare.
http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archive...ll.html#188475


But, as you noted above, his decision to close Meigs field has now
negatively impacted GA operations at O'Hare airport.