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Old October 3rd 04, 04:51 PM
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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.

As a matter of fact, Daley may have more supporters in Chicago than
the combined membership of AOPA including the entire flying public.

As for the fines, any sanction short of forcing Daley to restore Meigs
Field is meaningless.
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Old October 3rd 04, 11:44 PM
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"Pilot" wrote in message
m...
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.

As a matter of fact, Daley may have more supporters in Chicago than
the combined membership of AOPA including the entire flying public.


Certainly he does by a factor of 10 or more.



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Old November 4th 04, 07:34 PM
Larry Dighera
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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.
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Old November 4th 04, 08:24 PM
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"Larry Dighera" wrote in message
...
From the information contained in the news below, it seems Mr. Daley
has caused problems for O'Hare by closing Meigs field:


Not really. As you correctly state later on, the problems aren't O'Hare's.
They belong to the GA traffic who would like to use O'Hare but cannot.

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


Yes.

Pete


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Old November 4th 04, 10:16 PM
Larry Dighera
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On Thu, 4 Nov 2004 11:24:12 -0800, "Peter Duniho"
wrote in
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"Larry Dighera" wrote in message
.. .
From the information contained in the news below, it seems Mr. Daley
has caused problems for O'Hare by closing Meigs field:


Not really.


The way I interpret this:

"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."

it would seem that the Meigs closure has reduced ALL operations at
O'Hare by up to 5%. So it would seem that the Meigs closure has had a
negative impact on O'Hare.

As you correctly state later on, the problems aren't O'Hare's.
They belong to the GA traffic who would like to use O'Hare but cannot.


The latest FAA study has recommended a reduction in the TOTAL number
of operations at O'Hare, unfortunately this reduction is being
selectively applied to GA operations.

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


Yes.

Pete


From the AvWeb article it is unclear just who is imposing this
reduction in GA operations at O'Hare. It would appear that it is the
FAA, but I thought they were not supposed to discriminate against GA
operations in favor of airline operations. On the other hand, it may
be the Chicago airport operating authority who has adopted the
discriminatory policy.
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Old November 4th 04, 10:39 PM
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"Larry Dighera" wrote in message
...
The way I interpret this:

"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."

it would seem that the Meigs closure has reduced ALL operations at
O'Hare by up to 5%. So it would seem that the Meigs closure has had a
negative impact on O'Hare.


I don't read it that way. I read it as saying that the 2001 study was
simply incorrect. Not that the closure of Meigs somehow reduced the
capacity of O'Hare. I don't even see how it could have.

The latest FAA study has recommended a reduction in the TOTAL number
of operations at O'Hare, unfortunately this reduction is being
selectively applied to GA operations.


Right. Again, it's GA's problem, not O'Hare's.

Pete


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Old November 4th 04, 11:38 PM
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On Thu, 4 Nov 2004 13:39:16 -0800, "Peter Duniho"
wrote in
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"Larry Dighera" wrote in message
.. .
The way I interpret this:

"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."

it would seem that the Meigs closure has reduced ALL operations at
O'Hare by up to 5%. So it would seem that the Meigs closure has had a
negative impact on O'Hare.


I don't read it that way. I read it as saying that the 2001 study was
simply incorrect. Not that the closure of Meigs somehow reduced the
capacity of O'Hare. I don't even see how it [the demolition of Meigs] could have.


Meigs used to support 20,000 operations a year. Some of that traffic
surely now uses O'Hare. So while the demolition of Meigs field may
not have reduced the capacity of O'Hare, it has exacerbated congestion
there.

Without the text of the two FAA studies, it not possible to
definitively understand the exact cause of the revised O'Hare capacity
limits. The AvWeb article alludes to "gridlock" as the cause, but it
is unclear if that would air, surface, or automobile gridlock.

The latest FAA study has recommended a reduction in the TOTAL number
of operations at O'Hare, unfortunately this reduction is being
selectively applied to GA operations.


Right. Again, it's GA's problem, not O'Hare's.


It's an O'Hare problem that has be addressed by selectively reducing
the number of GA operations there.

The question is, what authority has implemented the reduction in GA
operations? If it's the FAA, presumably it's consistent with their
guidelines. If the reduction imposed on GA operations at O'Hare is
the result of the city of Chicago's fiat, it may be inconsistent with
their Airport Improvement funding agreement with the FAA.


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Old November 5th 04, 12:26 AM
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"Larry Dighera" wrote in message
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Meigs used to support 20,000 operations a year.


Yes.

Some of that traffic surely now uses O'Hare.


Yes.

So while the demolition of Meigs field may not have
reduced the capacity of O'Hare,


That's exactly what I said.

it has exacerbated congestion there.


I never said it didn't.

Right. Again, it's GA's problem, not O'Hare's.


It's an O'Hare problem that has be addressed by selectively reducing
the number of GA operations there.


I doubt that O'Hare management really gives a crap *who* is using its
capacity. It's at maximum capacity, and if anything O'Hare probably gets
more money from airline flights than from GA flights (even business jets).

If anything, O'Hare is probably relieved (sorry, no pun intended) to have GA
reduced while allowing as much airline traffic as it can.

The question is, what authority has implemented the reduction in GA
operations? If it's the FAA, presumably it's consistent with their
guidelines. If the reduction imposed on GA operations at O'Hare is
the result of the city of Chicago's fiat, it may be inconsistent with
their Airport Improvement funding agreement with the FAA.


Those are good questions, and not questions I have answers to.

Pete


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Old November 5th 04, 02:15 AM
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In article ,
Larry Dighera wrote:

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:


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

-------------------------------------------------------------------

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.


With Bush re-elected, and if he appoints an aggressive, junkyard
dog-type US Attorney for the Chicago area, we MAY see Mr. Daley indicted
on RICO, since Daley misappropriated Federal funds in the demolition of
Meigs. It would be sort of like going after Al Capone on income tax
evasion, but it would stick, and Daley COULD go to prison!
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Old November 5th 04, 02:42 AM
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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:


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

-------------------------------------------------------------------

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.



 




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