A4A has no intention of trying to do the work that, for example the GAAC (is that who was meant, rather than GASCO?) already do so well. We are an independant group of pilots all with day jobs and as is rightly pointed out other organisations are far better placed to take on the work of representing the interests of airfields where it matters. What these organisations do not currently enjoy is mass support from the rank and file in the aviation community. It is this issue which A4A is trying to tackle, and if you look at our web site you will see that the campaign is all about raising mass, grass roots level support.
In order to do this for themselves, the people at Clutton Hill had to do a lot of work. Each member of the club was given a target of 100 letters of support, and one guy sent out some 7000 e-mails. The next time a few local residents seek the closure of an airfield, or the local authority wants to plough up the runways, we want to be able to get the whole aviation community behind the efforts of the airfield, the GAAC, AOPA, PFA, and anyone else who is working to preserve these facilities. That's what the supporters network is all about, and hopefully the information available on our web site will make the act of registering support a whole lot easier.
Ambitious perhaps, but something needs to be done...
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