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include State of Illinois funding through the state’s aviation
program or a special legislative
allocation,” he said. Obtaining
AIP funding would require the
airport remain in operation for
20 years. But support from the
city legislature wasn’t there and
eventually—despite all of its work
and ingenuity—without support
in Chicago, AOPA could only go
so far. Daley insisted Chicagoans
wanted that park. There was nothing AOPA could do.
“Some have criticized AOPA
for that,” Boyer then said. “But I
approved the action after weighing the pros and cons. It was time
to end the financial bleeding. To
continue…would have wasted
AOPA members’ dollars in a futile
action. As a pilot or a manager,
you have to recognize when the
elements are against you and you
need to abandon the approach or
risk wrecking the aircraft.”
Victories from Meigs do exist,
such as the Meigs legacy amendment in which Congress raised
the fine for illegal airport closures.
The city paid the FAA $33,000 in
fines for closing the airport without notice and had to pay back $1
million in misappropriated FAA
strengthened AOPA advocacy staff
protects GA throughout the country with a seven-person regional
manager program.
“I am gratified to have seen a
variety of changes that have happened in the aviation community
in the wake of the Meigs effort,”
“Ultimately, I think Meigs is a beacon of hope—
you can make a difference; getting
involved isn’t futile.”
—STEVE WHITNEY, FRIENDS OF MEIGS
AIP funds—funds the city used
to destroy the airport. The AOPA
Airport Support Network was
established in 1997 as a result of
the need for local, on-site help;
its volunteers are the eyes and
ears of the association (see “ASN
Names 2,500th Volunteer”); and a
says Whitney. “Ultimately, I think
Meigs is a beacon of hope—you can
make a difference; getting involved
isn’t futile. If the other side hadn’t
cheated, I think we would have
succeeded against all odds.” AOPA
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013
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 - 2
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - 3
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - President’s Position
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - 5
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - 6
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - 7
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - 8
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - 9
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - Visual Approach
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - 11
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - Letters
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - 13
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - 14
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - 15
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - Waypoints
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - 17
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - Proficient Pilot
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - 19
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - Foundation Focus
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - 21
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - License to Learn
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - 23
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - Pilot Counsel
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - 25
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - Fly Well
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - 27
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - Mosquito Bomber
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - 29
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - Debonair Sweepstakes
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - 31
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - History
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - 33
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - Fly Outs
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - 35
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - Fly Outs
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - 37
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - News
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - 39
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - Test Pilot
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - 41
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - Test Pilot
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - 43
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - Fun and Games
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - D-1
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - D-2
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - 45
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - Panel Power
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - 48
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - 49
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - 50
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - 51
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - 52
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - 53
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - Make Mine a Tail Dragger
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - 55
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - 56
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - Meigs 10 Years Later
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - 65
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - 66
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - 67
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - Fly Off: Head-To-Head
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - 70
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - 71
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - 72
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - 73
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - Safety Pilot Landmark Accident: When Nothing Makes Sense
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - 75
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - 76
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - 77
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - Technique
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - 79
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - 80
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - 81
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - Technology
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - 83
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - Wx Watch
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - 85
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - 86
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - 87
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - Avionics
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - 89
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - 90
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - 91
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - Frugal Flier
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - 93
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - Never Again
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - 95
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - 96
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - 97
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - Membership
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - 99
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - State & Local Action
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - 101
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - Member Products
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - 103
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - AOPA Foundation
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - 105
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - Insurance Services
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - 107
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - Fly by Wire
AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - 109
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 2013 - Pilots
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