Collings Foundation eNewsletter - December 15, 2003
“BIG BROTHER” CONSIDERS SHUTDOWN OF CHARITIBLE FLIGHT EXPERIENCES
The FAA recently (October 22) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) which if implemented would drastically limit or eliminate the Collings Foundations ability to offer contributors “flight experiences”. The FAA claims the National Air Tour Safety Standards are needed for safety reasons, but they offer only a very weak jumble of supporting data which include 11 accidents over many years, eight of which occurred in Hawaii, 8 of 11 were helicopters, and none were WWII multiengine historic aircraft.
While FAA regulations are difficult to interrupt, this regulation is subject to public input. We must get this regulation substantially modified or eliminated because as the EAA noted in their October 27th 2003 release, “The rule if finalized in its current form, would effectively force the grounding of many historic aircraft, preventing the public from ever experiencing them in flight again”.
TO BE SURE WE ARE PERFECTLY CLEAR – Without the donations associated with flight experiences including DFC and Plane Sponsor contributions the Collings Foundation would be forced to shut down all of its Historic Aircraft flying including the B-17, B-24, B-25 plus 8 other historic aircraft.
What we need you to do is any one or all of the following:
-Submit your comments to the Department of Transportation online Docket Management System docket number 4521. The web address for this is: http://dms.dot.gov/search/. Type in the docket number 4521 in the search to read the text of the docket, and comment by using the “Comment/Submissions” button at the top.
-Contact your FAA representatives or officials (listing at www.faa.gov) or the Office of Marion Blakey, FAA Administrator.
-Contact your Congressman or Senator (find contact info at http://capwiz.com/rollcall/home/)
And give them this message:
“Non-profit 501C3 organizations operating under an approved FAA Exemption Letter, such as Exemption 6540F should be totally exempted from the proposed National Air Tour Safety Standards.”
Do it now, the comment period closes in January.
Has any one els herd or seen this? I know when ever I have the chance or can afford to I fly in what ever I can. This would probably stop quite a few people from flying vintage aircraft.
“BIG BROTHER” CONSIDERS SHUTDOWN OF CHARITIBLE FLIGHT EXPERIENCES
The FAA recently (October 22) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) which if implemented would drastically limit or eliminate the Collings Foundations ability to offer contributors “flight experiences”. The FAA claims the National Air Tour Safety Standards are needed for safety reasons, but they offer only a very weak jumble of supporting data which include 11 accidents over many years, eight of which occurred in Hawaii, 8 of 11 were helicopters, and none were WWII multiengine historic aircraft.
While FAA regulations are difficult to interrupt, this regulation is subject to public input. We must get this regulation substantially modified or eliminated because as the EAA noted in their October 27th 2003 release, “The rule if finalized in its current form, would effectively force the grounding of many historic aircraft, preventing the public from ever experiencing them in flight again”.
TO BE SURE WE ARE PERFECTLY CLEAR – Without the donations associated with flight experiences including DFC and Plane Sponsor contributions the Collings Foundation would be forced to shut down all of its Historic Aircraft flying including the B-17, B-24, B-25 plus 8 other historic aircraft.
What we need you to do is any one or all of the following:
-Submit your comments to the Department of Transportation online Docket Management System docket number 4521. The web address for this is: http://dms.dot.gov/search/. Type in the docket number 4521 in the search to read the text of the docket, and comment by using the “Comment/Submissions” button at the top.
-Contact your FAA representatives or officials (listing at www.faa.gov) or the Office of Marion Blakey, FAA Administrator.
-Contact your Congressman or Senator (find contact info at http://capwiz.com/rollcall/home/)
And give them this message:
“Non-profit 501C3 organizations operating under an approved FAA Exemption Letter, such as Exemption 6540F should be totally exempted from the proposed National Air Tour Safety Standards.”
Do it now, the comment period closes in January.
Has any one els herd or seen this? I know when ever I have the chance or can afford to I fly in what ever I can. This would probably stop quite a few people from flying vintage aircraft.