the Peoples Democratic Republic of Barry the Sequesterer’s fault.
Like the memo said: “Cancel or suspend the things that will cause the public the most pain”.
Ground Biden and hussein from flying for a week and we should be able to save that much.
Worcester is the biggest airport in Massachusetts to lose its ATC tower. Last year, I brought my grandson out there to watch departures and landings. The place is ghost town. Last year it handled about 20,000 passengers, vs. 13,000,000 at Logan. That’s fewer than 60 per day.
The pilots coordinate runway usage over the radio. Except for cowboys who don’t monitor and use the radio, it should never be a problem. Most small airports don’t have any control towers. Flight plans, if used at all, are filed by dropping them in a mail slot.
He is looking for areas that will cause the most pain and suffering, just like releasing the criminal illegal aliens. The illegal criminal aliens are not doing enough damage fast enough, so Soetoro is upping his game.
As a pilot, I really don’t care.... It has relatively little impact... For example, RYY (Cobb County Airport) has a tower that only has radio and is open limited hours.... It is more of an annoyance than a help... ..
After hours, all the pilots coordinate with each other (at night).
This will now just extend to daylight hours.....
Fire them and save the money...
That’s about a 1% cut. I saw a lot of cuts while working in the private sector. I can’t remember any of them being only 1%.
the Peoples Democratic Republic of It’s too dangerous for politicians if citizens are allowed to own guns. Or fly airplanes. Or drive cars...
Another notch on Obama’s fail poll.
It’s to cause the most pain, while leaving the ruling elite alone.
I wonder how many crashes and casualties it will take before the public has had enough of Barry’s shenanigans?
Obama - the Anti-Reagan.
He probably wants a plane to crash so he can issue an EO to take more control. For the good of the children or something.
What I don’t get is why conservatives are whining and gnashing about everything they do cut. These cut are insignificant. If we can’t take this and much more, then we need to quit pretending we’re trying to fix spending.
We ought to be saying YES! Cut every unnecessary thing! Small airport towers and White House tours qualify. And next week we’ll cut more.
Near here, both Yakima and Pendleton closing. I know Pendleton had a near accident back in the 80s when the tower was closed and two opposing flights on final came pretty close.
That's all BS. Pilots at airports around the country have been creating their own traffic patterns and separation for generations without trouble. Radios, Unicom and a head on a swivel still work.
The Feds close a tower, the State opens it right back up using local people.
Same with meat inspections. You think you have the monopoly on competent people? You think we don't have our own Department of Agriculture?
You want to close all Federal wildlife areas/parks? We have State Park personnel that can move right into those jobs the next day.
Airport security? The National Guard did that job after 9/11 before there ever was a TSA.
You think you can browbeat the public into giving you what you want? Here's a flash for you, we don't need you.
I don't like being blackmailed by my own gov't, the States should break this strike.
I had three aircraft and all my days of flying I always felt safer at uncontrolled fields. Pilots when left to use the prescribed communication with other pilots using the same airspace are more aware of their surroundings than relying on controllers, using radar, to keep them informed. Keep your head out of your as@ and surveying the surrounding is much safer. And all pilots realize that their safety is in their hands follow the rules for uncontrolled fields. Big airports need control, but that are few compared to the vast number of small airports. I’ve had more problems with the controllers than other pilots.