AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - 64
THE SHUTTERED
former terminal
building, temporary
concert pavilion,
and a seldom-used
bike path replaced
what was once
an aviation gem on
Chicago’s
waterfront.
“Reopen Meigs?
Nope,” said
current Mayor
Rahm Emanuel in a
recent interview
reported by
jetWhine.com.
Today, the storied former airport—site of the 1933 World’s
Fair—is a nearly empty park
with a little-used waterfront
bike path and a temporary concert venue. The airport terminal
building still stands, although it
is deteriorating. The observation
deck’s balcony is closed for structural reasons. Recently, the Army
Corps of Engineers agreed to pay
for most of a $6 million project featuring a fish pond on the southern
portion of the island. But most of
WHAT’S A GRANT ASSURANCE?
Why some airports are protected and some are not
According to the FAA, “when airport owners or sponsors, planning agencies, or other
organizations that own or control an airport accept funds from the FAA-administered
airport financial assistance programs, they must agree to certain obligations (or assurances). These obligations require the recipients to maintain and operate the facilities
safely and efficiently—and in accordance with specified conditions. The assurances
may be attached to the application or the grant for federal assistance and become
part of the final grant offer or in restrictive covenants or property deeds. The duration
of these obligations depends on the type of recipient, the useful life of the facility
being developed, and other conditions stipulated in the assurances.” In other words,
if an airport owner—be it a private individual, city, or other entity—accepts funds from
the FAA, they are federally obligated to run the airport as applied for, for the set
period of time agreed upon. At Meigs, the city strategically allowed the grant
assurances to expire and accepted no new FAA improvement funds so that it could
close the airport without FAA interference.
WEB
www.faa.gov/airports/aip/grant_assurances
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the 91 acres (created by landfill in
Lake Michigan) is simply vacant.
On a recent January day, the wind
howled across the emptiness.
For AOPA, the nation’s advocate for protecting airports and
supporting GA, Meigs was a hardfought battle and major rallying
point for members. “None of us
like to focus on our losses,” said
AOPA Vice President Melissa
Rudinger. “But we did not give
up on Meigs—even when the Xs
were on the runway. We did not
go down without a fight, but Meigs
was unique; most airports are not
like Meigs.”
AOPA had fought against the
closure of Meigs since 1994 when
Daley began his campaign against
the airport. Although it has never
been clear why Daley was so
against the airport—rumors that
he wanted to base a gambling
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013
Contents
President’s Position
Visual Approach
Letters
Waypoints
Proficient Pilot
Foundation Focus
License to Learn
Pilot Counsel
Fly Well
Mosquito Bomber
Debonair Sweepstakes
History
Fly Outs
Fly Outs
News
Test Pilot
Test Pilot
Fun and Games
Panel Power
Make Mine a Tail Dragger
Meigs 10 Years Later
Fly Off: Head-To-Head
Safety Pilot Landmark Accident: When Nothing Makes Sense
Remedial Landing School
Technique
Technology
Wx Watch
Avionics
Avionics
Frugal Flier
Frugal Flier
Never Again
Never Again
Membership
State & Local Action
Member Products
AOPA Foundation
Insurance Services
Fly by Wire
Pilots
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - President’s Position
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - Visual Approach
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - Letters
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - Waypoints
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - Proficient Pilot
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - Foundation Focus
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - License to Learn
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - Pilot Counsel
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - Fly Well
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - Mosquito Bomber
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - Debonair Sweepstakes
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - History
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - Fly Outs
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - Fly Outs
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - News
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - Test Pilot
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - Test Pilot
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - Fun and Games
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - Panel Power
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - Safety Pilot Landmark Accident: When Nothing Makes Sense
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - Technique
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - Technology
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - Wx Watch
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - Avionics
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - Frugal Flier
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - Never Again
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - Membership
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - State & Local Action
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - Member Products
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - AOPA Foundation
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - Insurance Services
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - Fly by Wire
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