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From: jlg@lanl.ARPA
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Subject: Re: Primary Aircraft Proposal (long again)
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Date: Tue, 8-Jan-85 15:46:51 EST
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Posted: Tue Jan  8 15:46:51 1985
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Doug Pardee must own stock in Cessna or something.  That's the only reason
I can think of that he is so much against freeing up the airspace for those
of us who think the Primary Aircraft proposal will make available cheaper
planes.  The PA probably WON'T make available cheaper Cessnas, just more
competition.

Airports are NOT always 40 miles away from start and destination points,
usually they are quite conveniently placed (even the offices of Terak Corp.
are near a general aviation airport if I remember correctly).  OK,
Boulder Co. is a forty minute drive from the nearest airport.  But, from
ABQ (or further) it's still faster to fly.

I've NEVER spent an hour to refuel (I've never spent 10 minutes refueling
my car either, unless you count the time wasted going out of my way to
get to the station).  Of course, going out of your way in a plane is nearly
always less time consuming than leaving the highway in your car.  Furthermore,
planes usually have larger range than cars, so don't need to stop nearly as
often.  I my case, most trips are point to point with NO intermediate stops.

Most places I fly to, I can arrange tie-down and refueling over the radio
before I get there. I then get led directly to the prearranged tie-down
when I land, and refueling is done after I leave.  Total time at the airport
is about 10 minutes (not counting unloading - about ten seconds if I use
luggage like most people do).

Bizarre claims about the inconvenience of flight are not bourne out by
experience (not mine anyway).  If Mr. Pardee finds it inconvenient, I'm
sorry for him, but his experience is not relevant to me.

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