Wed, Nov 23, 2011
City Of Lawrence, KS, Says It Can "Set Reasonable Rules And
Regulations"
The city of Lawrence, KS, is continuing to fight local
businessman William McCauley over the use of Lawrence Municipal
Airport (KLWC) as a landing zone for skydiving operations.
File Photo
The city had hired consultants which advised them that, while
they did have to accommodate "legitimate aviation activities" at
the airport, it had the right to set "reasonable rules and
regulations" for those activities.
The Lawrence Journal-World reports that the consultant
told city officials that having a skydiver land about once a month
at the airport might be feasible, but more regular use of the
airport for skydiving would be "challenging." The city holds that
any place a skydiver could land would be close to a runway,
requiring notification of pilots during times when skydiving was
occurring. The absence of a control tower would make that
difficult, city officials have said.
Businessman William McCauley, who according to his LinkedIn
profile is a professional photographer specializing in freefall
photography and videos as well as being a skydiving instructor, has
filed a complaint against the city with the FAA. He contends that
because the city has accepted millions in AIP and other grants for
the airport, it may not discriminate in any way against "legitimate
uses" of the facility. He told the paper that communication is a
non-issue, because Kansas City Center would provide at least four
warnings to pilots in the area prior to any jump, and pilots are
required to monitor that center frequency. McCauley says there is
no legitimate safety reason to deny use of the airport as an
LZ.
The matter is pending before the FAA, which has given no
indication as to when it might rule on the issue.
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