A Few Things To Ponder As We Put Together The ATC 2012
Project...
Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The
troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see
things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have
no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with
them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can’t
do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human
race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see
genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can
change the world, are the ones who do.
Steve Jobs
The formulation of the Aviation Transformation Conference is proving
to be the most formidable undertaking I’ve ever
encountered... and it is requiring an extraordinary amount of time
-- most that in consult with persons from all walks of the
aviation life to put together a cohesive picture of what needs to
change if aviation is to survive. I am learning a LOT from these
conversations and consultations.
I have found, though, that I learn more from the inevitable
questions... on both sides of the coin... than I do from any other
aspect of these conversations and in order to prime the pump a
little bit (with much more to come), I’d like to put an
initial ten questions in front of you and invite you to respond
with your info, insight, opinions and comments. Please take a
little time and let me know what you think...
1. What happened to the Ultralight industry and the
availability of very simple, basic, affordable flying machines? One
would think that such things would be more popular now than ever
before.
2. We have dozens of reports indicating that the FAA mandated
process of aircraft Re-Registration is slow, complex, unnecessary
and invasive. How did Re-Registration get shoved down our throats
without a much bigger fight from the aviation community (and would
that have made a difference)?
3. Why are airplanes SO expensive (Top 3 causes)?
4. Do you believe the aviation industry will exist, per se, a
decade hence if the current status quo is maintained? In other
words... is the aviation business in as much trouble as has been
postulated?
5. Do the great majority of aviation
regulations enhance or inhibit aviation safety and/or
commerce?
6. Are the aviation associations, by
and large, performing adequately in defending the rights and future
of the aviation industry?
7. FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt tells ANN’s Jim
Campbell that the “Pilot’s Bill of Rights”
(proposed by Senator James Inhofe and promoted by ANN for well over
a decade) is unnecessary because “we’re already doing
most of that anyway...” What do you think? Is the FAA already
protecting Pilot’s Rights adequately?
8. Is $100K too much money for a new LSA... and if so,
what’s the highest price allowable (in your mind) that
could turn you into a buyer for the right Light Sport
Aircraft?
9. Can GA recover without an (overall) economic recovery?
10. Whaddya think... Is AOPA a better organization with its new
leadership (Fuller) or was it better when Phil (Boyer) was running
things?
Same question for EAA (possibly a mite premature at this point)...
is EAA better now with a year’s worth of new leadership, or
was it better with Tom Poberezny's leadership?
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