Too Old?

In rec.aviation.owning Gezellig wrote:
On Mon, 01 Sep 2008 13:30:50 -0400, Dudley Henriques wrote:

Ben Jeffrey wrote:
"Dudley Henriques" wrote in message
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Orval Fairbairn wrote:

I know quite a few pilots flying well into their 70s -- some in
high-performance planes.

Hell Orval, it took that long for some of us to get proficient :-)))

--
Dudley Henriques

I have a friend in our soaring club who flew Corsairs as a USMC pilot in WW2
and still flys regularly in our club - usually the first to launch and the
last to land. To top it off, most of the time he flys his Pitts to the club
from his home field.

Ben Jeffrey


Some of the "older" pilots are in phenomenally good health. I deal with
a lot of them on a daily basis. They're amazing!

And some aren't Dudley neither of which is the point. The point is that
Fed/FAA gets aggressive, age could come into question regardless. For
that matter, why not a local port like Vegas throwing up their own
rules?

Because local airports can't make special rules just for them that are
contrary to FAA rules.


--
Jim Pennino

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On Mon, 01 Sep 2008 21:55:06 GMT, wrote:

And some aren't Dudley neither of which is the point. The point is that
Fed/FAA gets aggressive, age could come into question regardless. For
that matter, why not a local port like Vegas throwing up their own
rules?

Because local airports can't make special rules just for them that are
contrary to FAA rules.

--
Jim Pennino

Good point. I wonder, are there any potential local, non FAA regs that
could workaround this ?

In rec.aviation.owning Gezellig wrote:
On Mon, 01 Sep 2008 21:55:06 GMT, wrote:

And some aren't Dudley neither of which is the point. The point is that
Fed/FAA gets aggressive, age could come into question regardless. For
that matter, why not a local port like Vegas throwing up their own
rules?

Because local airports can't make special rules just for them that are
contrary to FAA rules.

--
Jim Pennino

Good point. I wonder, are there any potential local, non FAA regs that
could workaround this ?

Are you familiar with the terms "Supremacy Clause" and "Federal Preemption"?


--
Jim Pennino

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On Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:55:05 GMT, wrote:

In rec.aviation.owning Gezellig wrote:
On Mon, 01 Sep 2008 21:55:06 GMT, wrote:

And some aren't Dudley neither of which is the point. The point is that
Fed/FAA gets aggressive, age could come into question regardless. For
that matter, why not a local port like Vegas throwing up their own
rules?

Because local airports can't make special rules just for them that are
contrary to FAA rules.

--
Jim Pennino

Good point. I wonder, are there any potential local, non FAA regs that
could workaround this ?

Are you familiar with the terms "Supremacy Clause" and "Federal Preemption"?

I'm familiar with "we don't rent airplanes to over 70s" which would be a
potential workaround the FAA.

In rec.aviation.owning Gezellig wrote:
On Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:55:05 GMT, wrote:

In rec.aviation.owning Gezellig wrote:
On Mon, 01 Sep 2008 21:55:06 GMT, wrote:

And some aren't Dudley neither of which is the point. The point is that
Fed/FAA gets aggressive, age could come into question regardless. For
that matter, why not a local port like Vegas throwing up their own
rules?

Because local airports can't make special rules just for them that are
contrary to FAA rules.

--
Jim Pennino

Good point. I wonder, are there any potential local, non FAA regs that
could workaround this ?

Are you familiar with the terms "Supremacy Clause" and "Federal Preemption"?

I'm familiar with "we don't rent airplanes to over 70s" which would be a
potential workaround the FAA.

Apples and oranges.

What a private business does within the framework of discrimination
laws is entirely up to the private business.

The FBO may not rent to over 70 (never heard of such a thing in airplanes),
but the airport certainly can't ban over 70.

If anyone cared to press the point, I doubt that such practices by car
rental agencies would stand a court test.


--
Jim Pennino

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Are you familiar with the terms "Supremacy Clause" and "Federal Preemption"?

The mayor of Chicago seemed to have no problem with supremacy or preemption.
He destroyed an airport overnight and nothing happened, proving that anyone
can get away with it.

In rec.aviation.owning Mxsmanic wrote:
writes:

Are you familiar with the terms "Supremacy Clause" and "Federal Preemption"?

The mayor of Chicago seemed to have no problem with supremacy or preemption.
He destroyed an airport overnight and nothing happened, proving that anyone
can get away with it.

Wrong yet again.

The city was fined the maximum amount allowed at the time (the maximum
has since been increased from $1,100/day to $10,000/day) for closing
the airport without the required 30 day notice (the closing was legal,
the timing was not) as well as investigated for misappropriation of FAA
funds because of the early closing and had to repay over $1 million.

--
Jim Pennino

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writes:

The city was fined the maximum amount allowed at the time (the maximum
has since been increased from $1,100/day to $10,000/day) for closing
the airport without the required 30 day notice (the closing was legal,
the timing was not) as well as investigated for misappropriation of FAA
funds because of the early closing and had to repay over $1 million.

So when did the airport reopen? Does the mayor pay the fines out of his
pocket?

In rec.aviation.owning Mxsmanic wrote:
writes:

The city was fined the maximum amount allowed at the time (the maximum
has since been increased from $1,100/day to $10,000/day) for closing
the airport without the required 30 day notice (the closing was legal,
the timing was not) as well as investigated for misappropriation of FAA
funds because of the early closing and had to repay over $1 million.

So when did the airport reopen? Does the mayor pay the fines out of his
pocket?

What part of the airport was already scheduled to be closed are you
having trouble understanding?

If you had stayed awake in high school civics you would know that
the governmental body is responsible for the actions of it's officials.


--
Jim Pennino

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On Sep 3, 10:49*pm, Mxsmanic wrote:
writes:
The city was fined the maximum amount allowed at the time (the maximum
has since been increased from $1,100/day to $10,000/day) for closing
the airport without the required 30 day notice (the closing was legal,
the timing was not) as well as investigated for misappropriation of FAA
funds because of the early closing and had to repay over $1 million.

So when did the airport reopen? *Does the mayor pay the fines out of his
pocket?

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