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FAA To Close 238 Air Traffic Control Towers, Including 20 In Florida; See List
The FAA has released the list of ATC control towers they plan to close as part of the steps it is taking due to the federal government sequestration. Of the 238 towers that will close on April 7... (www.thefloridanewsjournal.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
To LT Flaten, I'm sure they will have a temp. tower ops. during Air Adventure, the ATC was run mostly by the guys (girls) as volunteers for the fun of doing the ops in yrs. past. But, we have to wait and see?
hard to imagine AirVenture (OSH) without ATC!
I see it as the opposite. The Republicans, especially on the far right (Tea Party ) want government to fail, and therefore are trying to starve it of funding, ala' Grover Norquist. When essential services fail, such as ATC, they will part out the whole thing including radar ops, on the theory that private industry does it better and cheaper. Plus, there is more money for their corporate campaign donors. This gridlock will continue until the voters reduce their power to nothing, or they win and Libertarianism takes over. Call me paranoid, but.....
More BS from ur govt. Make it painful so folks will vote to spend. They never touch their perks, waste etc.
I have a sinking feeling that the grand plan ( both parties) is to get the government in complete control of everything so we just become "subjects", so to speak. That's why spending will not be curbed and the only alternative is to keep raising taxes. We see the model all over Europe. All men are created equal. Right after birth no body is ever equal again. That's freedom. Trying to govern equality is a Fail.
Maybe the list would be smaller if it was of towers staying open! SMO? WOW!