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Yup, as usual the absurd press releases are worthy of an old Pravda
reporter: "When Boyer took the controls in 1991 (only the third president in AOPA’s 69-year history), the GA industry was in crisis, beaten down by product liability lawsuits. " I guess everything is great now, unlike in 1991, thanks to the political power and astute leadership of Boyer the Destroyer. He turned it around, and increased the pilot ranks with his ideas to hold open houses at GA airports and for people to cut and paste his ridiculous talking points into letters to the editors. LOL. At least when the user fees take effect, he will not be blamed. He can, of course, take credit for incredible financial management: "His new ventures funded novel GA advocacy and member benefits, while holding AOPA dues to $39." But wait: "Boyer upgraded AOPA management and member service, resulting in a 40- percent membership growth" So his special interest advocacy organization actually had a 40% revenue increase -- what did they do with all that money? I know they hired some folks to write (barely legible) articles and lobby (so far unsucessfully) Congress to block the user fees. The legacy of Boyer ends -- a legend to the others at AOPA who write his accolades. A hack, special interest enemy of the taxpayer in the real world, though... |
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, Skylune wrote: So his special interest advocacy organization actually had a 40% revenue increase -- what did they do with all that money? I know they hired some folks to write (barely legible) articles and lobby (so far unsucessfully) Congress to block the user fees. They bought a jet, remember? |
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Yup, as usual the absurd press releases are worthy of an old Pravda
reporter: Big Snip of Sour Grapes Gee, remember when Skylune was this group's main troll? Sad to say that it's now almost refreshing to read his tripe, compared with the "Maxie vs Bertie" swill. Boyer (as with all aviators) has fought a holding action against the tidal wave of liability issues, regulatory expansion, and skyrocketing fuel costs. To that end, he did a commendable job -- but facts are facts: People who think like you do have placed personal aviation on death row in America, and the best of any of us can do is hope for is a temporary stay of execution. I'm afraid the time to hope for a full pardon has passed. -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 Ercoupe N94856 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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"Jay Honeck" wrote in
news:_Y2dk.190758$TT4.130015@attbi_s22: Yup, as usual the absurd press releases are worthy of an old Pravda reporter: Big Snip of Sour Grapes Gee, remember when Skylune was this group's main troll? Sad to say that it's now almost refreshing to read his tripe, compared with the "Maxie vs Bertie" swill. Yeah, used to be just full of your spam! Those were the days, eh? Bertie |
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