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Old 11th Jan 2007, 11:02
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Originally Posted by WR
Afterall, it is really a problem of society not allowing us to develop new GA airfields appropriate to our needs.
Fully agree. I would love to see some GA only airfields opened up close to major cities. Grab a chunk of regulated airspace back - under the equitable access principle - and operate with minimal ATC/AFISO. Just because it appears difficult for the current ATC system to accommodate doesn't mean it shouldn't be acheived. A major selling point for local residents could be that the aircraft operated are less of a nuisance than big jets, don't operate much at night, and are not all-weather so overall movements are less intensive.

Why shouldn't GA open an aerodrome next door to an exisitng regional for example? Any objection by the existing airport could be referred to the monopolies commission as anti-competitive to GA.
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