It was a meeting of aviation minds in Washington last week,
where industry and GA lobbyists sought to influence the future
direction of flight in American skies. They went to Washington at
the invitation of FAA in an unprecedented meeting to address the
growing airspace congestion problems along major routes and hub
airports. AOPA sent its representative to the three-day FAA meeting
to discuss the future of FAA's new Air Traffic Organization (ATO
— responsible for flight service stations, control towers,
TRACONs, and enroute air traffic control), hoping to speak up for
the low-and-slow among us.