Nobody has paid anything at this point. This situation is far, far from over.
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Nobody has paid anything at this point. This situation is far, far from over.
President Reagan fired all 12,000 controllers in the 80’s. Catastrophe was predicted,but didn't happen, as I recall.
Sometimes it takes a bold leader.
Catastrophe didn't happen because there was sufficient time to put a comprehensive, almost seemless alternative plan in place to avert catastrophe that gave Reagan the hammer to fire them. At the moment they were fired the plan to replace them with military controllers immediately went into effect. It's wasn't about being bold at all, it was having the time to carefully think about alternative action and implement it.
The EAA in the fight with FAA has not been given the luxury of time to plan contingencies. That's why the FAA has us by the short and curlies!(so far).
It seems to me this FAA demand for payment in advance, with short notice before Airventure is extortion. Only the Mafia has had this power in the past.
I don't think EAA should set a precedent and pay extortion money. The entire country is at stake here, not just Oshkosh.
[QUOTE=Bill Berson;31406]It seems to me this FAA demand for payment in advance, with short notice before Airventure is extortion.QUOTE]
I honestly would go a step further and characterize it as financial terrorism. Perhaps we could get Homeland Security involved in this debacle.