REFLECTOR: Keep FAA Towers Running
Ron N VelocityXLFG
velocityxl at fastmail.fm
Wed Mar 13 10:06:03 CDT 2013
Our Life is being attacked two towers in my area are being closed
because of budget cuts by
a person who can not be named. We need to fight to keep them because if
they close they are not coming back. just as many airports are being
closed to never return.
On 3/13/2013 1:07 AM, Mark Magee wrote:
> Nate,
> Don't use the word politics on this list please. Use 'Your Life' instead.
>
> Mark B. Magee
> Sent from IPhone 4S
>
> On Mar 12, 2013, at 11:58 PM, Nate Jackson <nate_jackson_pdx at msn.com
> <mailto:nate_jackson_pdx at msn.com>> wrote:
>
>> NO POLITICS!!!!!!!!'
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Mar 12, 2013, at 9:49 PM, "Kurt Winker" <nmflyer1 at aol.com
>> <mailto:nmflyer1 at aol.com>> wrote:
>>
>>> Lots of furlough & closure letters around, I got mine. According to
>>> the wording in the letter, Only National Interest concerns will be
>>> considered, the rest, shit canned. Thanks comrade Obummer.
>>>
>>> Kurt
>>> Albuquerque Center
>>>
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>
>>> On Mar 12, 2013, at 22:29, Jeff Barnes <jcbarnes411 at sbcglobal.net
>>> <mailto:jcbarnes411 at sbcglobal.net>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> FYI: Somebody please post to Van's forums - I don't have the address.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> Jeff Barnes
>>>>
>>>> --- On *Tue, 3/12/13, Tim Stearns /<waiex052 at gmail.com
>>>> <mailto:waiex052 at gmail.com>>/* wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> From: Tim Stearns <waiex052 at gmail.com <mailto:waiex052 at gmail.com>>
>>>> Subject: Fw: FW: Tuesday AM Follow Up
>>>> To: "Tye Hammerlye" <tye at leakpath.com
>>>> <mailto:tye at leakpath.com>>, "Avery Bloom" <Avery.Boom at gmail.com
>>>> <mailto:Avery.Boom at gmail.com>>, "Jim and Nolan Langer"
>>>> <rayrayl81 at yahoo.com <mailto:rayrayl81 at yahoo.com>>, "Andrew
>>>> Roerkohl" <73blacksheep at gmail.com
>>>> <mailto:73blacksheep at gmail.com>>, "Terry Yarbrough"
>>>> <td1yarb at hotmail.com <mailto:td1yarb at hotmail.com>>, "Kevin
>>>> Smyk" <smykkv at gmail.com <mailto:smykkv at gmail.com>>, "Jim
>>>> Renagon" <jrenagon at wi.rr.com <mailto:jrenagon at wi.rr.com>>, "Ron
>>>> Pearson" <ronaldepearson at hotmail.com
>>>> <mailto:ronaldepearson at hotmail.com>>, "Lenny Kotowski"
>>>> <vinoman25 at gmail.com <mailto:vinoman25 at gmail.com>>, "James and
>>>> Hunter Huggins" <hugginsj at tds.net <mailto:hugginsj at tds.net>>,
>>>> "Marie Spear" <mcspear41 at gmail.com
>>>> <mailto:mcspear41 at gmail.com>>, "Pete Spear"
>>>> <stearman42S at gmail.com <mailto:stearman42S at gmail.com>>, "Jerome
>>>> Cole" <romeykc135 at hotmail.com <mailto:romeykc135 at hotmail.com>>,
>>>> "Nerieda Cole" <nerdc01 at att.net <mailto:nerdc01 at att.net>>,
>>>> "Dave Harris" <mothflyer at gmail.com
>>>> <mailto:mothflyer at gmail.com>>, "David Baughman"
>>>> <dbaughman at wi.rr.com <mailto:dbaughman at wi.rr.com>>, "Kirby EAA
>>>> 217 Timm" <ktimm at tnainc.com <mailto:ktimm at tnainc.com>>, "MIKE
>>>> EAA 217 LEONAITIS" <LEONAITI at sbcglobal.NET
>>>> <mailto:LEONAITI at sbcglobal.NET>>, "Mitch EAA 414 Brown"
>>>> <hatzman at q.com <mailto:hatzman at q.com>>, "Ken Ramsay"
>>>> <rak550 at msn.com <mailto:rak550 at msn.com>>, afremich at hotmail.com
>>>> <mailto:afremich at hotmail.com>, "Mark EAA 217 Matula"
>>>> <mmatula at ratula.net <mailto:mmatula at ratula.net>>, "Jerry Myers"
>>>> <jmyers at Natgun.com <mailto:jmyers at Natgun.com>>, "Bob Herrick"
>>>> <ipilot at sbcglobal.net <mailto:ipilot at sbcglobal.net>>, "Steve
>>>> Schuerr" <sdschuerr at live.com <mailto:sdschuerr at live.com>>, "JOE
>>>> EAA 217 CZAPLICKI" <fishin3 at sbcglobal.net
>>>> <mailto:fishin3 at sbcglobal.net>>, "John EAA 217 Munson"
>>>> <john-munson at sbcglobal.net <mailto:john-munson at sbcglobal.net>>,
>>>> "JIM EAA 217 SPRINGER" <Jim at sixspringers.com
>>>> <mailto:Jim at sixspringers.com>>, "ROB & DAWN EAA 217 LUCE"
>>>> <ROBLUCE1 at yahoo.com <mailto:ROBLUCE1 at yahoo.com>>, "Greg Markus"
>>>> <gamarkus at inbox.com <mailto:gamarkus at inbox.com>>, "Don EAA 217
>>>> Lien" <donlien at hotmail.com <mailto:donlien at hotmail.com>>, "Tony
>>>> EAA 414 Niec" <amniec at consolidatedchemical.com
>>>> <mailto:amniec at consolidatedchemical.com>>, "Tom EAA 217 Howard"
>>>> <HDSPRINT43 at cs.com <mailto:HDSPRINT43 at cs.com>>, "Warren EAA 217
>>>> Levin" <wdblevin at gmail.com <mailto:wdblevin at gmail.com>>, "Greg
>>>> CAP" <patchel at msn.com <mailto:patchel at msn.com>>, "Chris EAA 217
>>>> Laskey" <chris at midwesternhelicopter.com
>>>> <mailto:chris at midwesternhelicopter.com>>, "Tim EAA 217 Stearns"
>>>> <waiex052 at gmail.com <mailto:waiex052 at gmail.com>>, "EAA CHAPTER
>>>> OFFICE" <CHAPTERS at EAA.ORG <mailto:CHAPTERS at EAA.ORG>>, "Richard
>>>> EAA 217 Priebus" <rpriebus at yahoo.com
>>>> <mailto:rpriebus at yahoo.com>>, dsprake at pamiusa.com
>>>> <mailto:dsprake at pamiusa.com>, "Kevin Conley"
>>>> <Kevin.Conley at united.com <mailto:Kevin.Conley at united.com>>,
>>>> "Steve Matthews" <smmatthe at gmail.com
>>>> <mailto:smmatthe at gmail.com>>, "Brian EAA 217 Whittier"
>>>> <Bwwhittier at aol.com <mailto:Bwwhittier at aol.com>>, "John EAA 217
>>>> Andersen" <f1rocket at wi.rr.com <mailto:f1rocket at wi.rr.com>>,
>>>> "JOE EAA 217 SEXTON" <sextonjc at hotmail.COM
>>>> <mailto:sextonjc at hotmail.COM>>, "Jeff EAA 217 Cady"
>>>> <jeffreycady at hotmail.com <mailto:jeffreycady at hotmail.com>>,
>>>> "Jeff EAA 414 Barnes" <jcbarnes411 at sbcglobal.net
>>>> <mailto:jcbarnes411 at sbcglobal.net>>, "Greg Haase"
>>>> <greghaase at rocketmail.com <mailto:greghaase at rocketmail.com>>,
>>>> "David McCormick" <davidsrv6 at ameritech.net
>>>> <mailto:davidsrv6 at ameritech.net>>, "Hyde Perce"
>>>> <hydeperce at comcast.net <mailto:hydeperce at comcast.net>>, "JIM
>>>> EAA 414 HULL" <hullhouse at tds.net <mailto:hullhouse at tds.net>>,
>>>> "Dan EAA 217 Hollowell" <cueball411 at yahoo.com
>>>> <mailto:cueball411 at yahoo.com>>, Sieversg3 at aol.com
>>>> <mailto:Sieversg3 at aol.com>, "Ken EAA 217 Sack"
>>>> <kensack at yahoo.com <mailto:kensack at yahoo.com>>, "Karl EAA 217
>>>> Rabenhorst" <karl-rabenhorst at navy.mil
>>>> <mailto:karl-rabenhorst at navy.mil>>, "Mike EAA 217 Modde"
>>>> <mfmodde at yahoo.com <mailto:mfmodde at yahoo.com>>, "Matt Baughman"
>>>> <mbaughman123 at gmail.com <mailto:mbaughman123 at gmail.com>>, "Matt
>>>> EAA 217 Schmitt" <Matt.Schmitt at insinkerator.com
>>>> <mailto:Matt.Schmitt at insinkerator.com>>, "Leah Garcia"
>>>> <leahgarcia at gmail.com <mailto:leahgarcia at gmail.com>>, "EAA 217
>>>> Marty Whyte" <whytedesigns at hotmail.com
>>>> <mailto:whytedesigns at hotmail.com>>, "TOM EAA 217 LUBBEN"
>>>> <lub_sur at sbcglobal.net <mailto:lub_sur at sbcglobal.net>>
>>>> Cc: "Don Mildebrandt" <don.mildebrandt at midwestatcs.com
>>>> <mailto:don.mildebrandt at midwestatcs.com>>
>>>> Date: Tuesday, March 12, 2013, 10:12 PM
>>>>
>>>> Chapter Members,
>>>> Now hear this, now hear this!
>>>> Write your US Senator in support of the Moran amendment to the
>>>> Continuing Resolution on the Federal budget withdrawing 50
>>>> million in un-obligated FAA research and capital funds from
>>>> prior appropriation bills. These funds will help keep contract
>>>> Towers including Kenosha Tower in business for the current
>>>> fiscal year in the wake of Sequestration. See this link for
>>>> more background on the proposed amendment to the Federal Budget
>>>> CR. Reach out to me with any questions.
>>>> http://www.hayspost.com/2013/03/12/moran-stop-cuts-to-air-traffic-towers/
>>>> Forward this request to any and all aviation minded people who
>>>> will help with our just cause in the interest of public
>>>> safety. There is plenty of fraud waste and abuse elsewhere in
>>>> the Federal budget that can more than fund the FAA contract
>>>> Towers which operate on a comparable annual budget of 1.5
>>>> million dollars less than an equal FAA staffed tower.
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Tim Stearns, President EAA Chapter 217
>>>> 10124 70th St.
>>>> Kenosha, WI 53142
>>>> Phone: 262-945-7244
>>>> e-mail: waiex052 at gmail.com
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> *From:* donald mildebrandt
>>>> *To:* Tim Stearns
>>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 12, 2013 8:02 AM
>>>> *Subject:* Fwd: FW: Tuesday AM Follow Up
>>>>
>>>> Tim,
>>>>
>>>> This is the latest as of this morning. The best thing we can
>>>> do right now is to have people call our senators and request
>>>> that they sign onto the Moran amendment. It is being proposed
>>>> today. Anyone that you can think of to pass this along to
>>>> would be greatly appreciated.
>>>>
>>>> Don Mildebrandt
>>>> ENW ATM
>>>> (262) 652-2110 ex2
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *From:*Spencer Dickerson [mailto:Spencer.Dickerson at aaae.org]
>>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 12, 2013 8:32 AM
>>>> *Cc:* Joel Bacon; Gwen Papineau Basaria
>>>> *Subject:* Tuesday AM Follow Up
>>>>
>>>> As a follow up to the ALA alert yesterday (included below), it
>>>> is absolutely *_CRITICAL_* that airports that care about
>>>> keeping their contract towers open call or email your two U.S.
>>>> Senators *_IMMEDIATELY_* and ask them to support Senator Jerry
>>>> Moran's amendment to the continuing resolution (see details
>>>> below) to save contract towers. *_ALSO_*, we encourage you to
>>>> urge your aviation tenants, local pilot community, and local
>>>> business/political leaders to do the same. The more phone calls
>>>> and emails from your community to both of your Senators the better!
>>>>
>>>> As a reminder, you can click on the links below to get the
>>>> phone numbers of your congressional delegation.
>>>>
>>>> ·*House <http://www.house.gov/representatives/find/>*
>>>>
>>>> ·*Senate
>>>> <http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm>*
>>>>
>>>> We have seen lots of good email traffic since we sent this
>>>> alert yesterday, but quite frankly we need a lot more noise to
>>>> make sure we have the support of both Republicans and Democrats
>>>> for the Moran amendment.
>>>>
>>>> KEEP FIGHTING! We have an uphill battle so we need EVERYONE
>>>> fully engaged right away.
>>>>
>>>> Spencer Dickerson
>>>>
>>>> AAAE
>>>>
>>>> 601 Madison Street
>>>>
>>>> Alexandria, VA 22314
>>>>
>>>> phone 703/824-0500, ext. 130
>>>>
>>>> sdickerson at aaae.org
>>>>
>>>> *From:*Gwen Basaria [mailto:gwen.papineau at aaae.org]
>>>> *Sent:* Monday, March 11, 2013 12:51 PM
>>>> *To:* Gwen Papineau Basaria
>>>> *Subject:* ACTION ALERT: Call Your Senators NOW to Support
>>>> Moran Amendment to Keep Contract Towers Open
>>>>
>>>> leg-banner
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>>>>
>>>> *ACTION ALERT: Call Your Senators _NOW_ to Support Moran
>>>> Amendment to Keep Contract Towers Open*
>>>>
>>>> *March 11, 2013*
>>>>
>>>> The ALA staff has been in contact with Kansas Senator Jerry
>>>> Moran (R-KS) over the weekend and has met with his staff this
>>>> morning regarding the imminent closure of 173 contract towers
>>>> on April 7 with 16 additional contract towers to close by the
>>>> end of the fiscal year. Senator Moran is very concerned about
>>>> the impact of these closures on Kansas airports and the
>>>> national aviation system *_and has indicated that he intends to
>>>> offer an amendment to the "continuing resolution" that the
>>>> Senate will consider this week aimed at keeping these towers
>>>> open._*
>>>>
>>>> We cannot emphasize enough how important it is for you to
>>>> contact your Senators *_now _*to urge them to contact Senator
>>>> Moran's office to sign on as a co-sponsor of the Moran
>>>> amendment to keep towers open. This is an important
>>>> bipartisan issue with implications for all areas of the
>>>> country, so please act now to call your Senators from both
>>>> parties. It is critical that these calls be placed _today_. It
>>>> is also critical that you communicate back to us on what you
>>>> are hearing back from your Senator's offices so that we can
>>>> effectively target our resources.
>>>>
>>>> The continuing resolution that the Senate will consider this
>>>> week is the only piece of must-pass legislation that lawmakers
>>>> will consider between now and the April 7 target date for tower
>>>> closures. So, this is our last, best chance to get Congress to
>>>> act to stop the planned closures. To be clear, this remains a
>>>> very, uphill battle, so we need everyone who cares about
>>>> keeping these towers open to weigh in _now_.
>>>>
>>>> *Suggested Talking Points:*
>>>>
>>>> * I am calling to urge Senator [Last Name] to _act now_ to
>>>> keep the contract tower at my airport open beyond April 7 -
>>>> the date on which the FAA has targeted this critical
>>>> facility for closure.
>>>> * Keeping this vital facility open is critical to the future
>>>> of our airport and our community.
>>>>
>>>> * It is my understanding that Senator Jerry Moran and others
>>>> plan to offer an amendment to the continuing resolution
>>>> that the Senate will consider this week aimed at keeping
>>>> contract towers open.
>>>>
>>>> * Please call Senator Moran's office _today _ to co-sponsor
>>>> this important amendment to keep our tower open.
>>>>
>>>> * I appreciate your consideration and will be closely
>>>> following how Senator [Last Name] votes on this critical
>>>> issue.
>>>>
>>>> We will have keep you apprised of developments, so stay tuned
>>>> for further information and calls to action. For more
>>>> information, contact Joel Bacon at 703-575-2478.
>>>>
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