Mayor Daley Confirmed Ignorant
Posted by Dave Minor Fri, 13 Oct 2006 23:59:00 GMT
I was disgusted when Mayor Daley of Chicago illegally closed Meigs Field in March of 2003. Daley’s excuse was that having airplanes so close to downtown was a “security threat.”
Meigs was such a great general aviation field and a landmark in Chicago. Even when I’ve flown commercially into Chicago, it’s such a hassle to get downtown for the airports. Meigs was perfect!
With this weeks tragic accident in New York, Daley has again shown his ignorance in understanding general aviation by pushing for a no-fly zone over downtown Chicago. Give me a break. There are much bigger threats in downtown Chicago than airplances overhead. Daley just has a prejudice that flames it’s ugly head again and again. Phil Boyer, president of AOPA, has hit the nail on the head with his rebuke of Daley today. Too bad the nail wasn’t in Daley’s head. Go read Boyer’s post. I’ll wait… back?
So now when I fly my family to the Chicago area to visit our old neighborhood or go for business and land at a non-Chicago airport, I think I’ll spend my money at non-Chicago hotels and non-Chicago restaurants and visit non-Chicago attractions. If my airplane is not welcome in Chicago, then my money must not be welcome in Chicago either. I love Chicago, but Daley and his anti-GA attitude have to go before I enjoy any more time there.
Join me in boycotting the Windy City and let me know you’re doing it.
