Snarek, it may not seem constructive to you but the facts are that NO flying schools have closed at Jandakot since privatisation and prices for parking and landing have not changed either. A couple of maintenance people have retired or moved to other industries, but there are plenty of places to get your maintenance done.

Therefore, your letter was not representing the facts for JANDAKOT. and is untrue and misleading. I don't know the facts and figures for the other airports, but I do know Jandakot quite well, as I go there every working day to run my aviation business.

My point is that if people want to make a credible protest, they would be better served with the correct facts and figures, which I am sure would be readily available from Jandakot Airport Holdings for anyone who cared to do the research.

Organisations like the Jandakot Airport Chamber of Commerce aand Jandakot Air Transport Operators Group are the appropriate body to take up matters with the goverment.

Childish personal insults seem to be an AOPA trademark, so that aspect of your post doesn't surprise me. Ugly I may be, that's a matter of opinion which you may like to discuss with my husband, but stupid I'm not.

Woomera

Nah, I won't edit. I will just apologise. Otherwise people get confused and can't see where I stuffed up.

CFI

Ah, well a post you made ages ago mislead me. You are not who I thought you were (the little light goes on, but you don't have my name in your logbook then). Nonetheless, sorry. :o

BUT, three AOPA members there have reported to me their parking fees have increased significantly following privatisation. True or not???. Remember, these people are members, those of you at JKT who are not cannot expect us to know how you feel.

I know training there flourishes, but does private aviation??

AK

The minister responsible for privatisation of airports around our country is a member of a conservative political party. The oxford dictionary defines a conservative party as: a political party promoting free enterprise and private ownership.

We have no hope of changing this governments mind on these matters, no matter what we say or do.

Just remember that everything any government of Australia has privatised has cost the consumer more, why? Because unlike the government business people in the private sector want to make a profit and get a return on their investment and who can blame them.

Now don’t get me wrong I disagree with the commonwealth selling off its infrastructure. I believe in the future our children will ask us why did we let these small mind power hungry political idiots sell the farm

Yes I agree, in General the industry is in pain, but I agree with CFI the situation is a lot different in Jandakot than other capital city airports, and you should know your facts before commenting, the trouble is hardly anyone really knows whats going on in the great west unless your actually there!

Spent 2 years there (well, Geraldton anyway - Perth on weekends).

But I must admit, I prefer the Territory or FNQ. :)

Could someone enlighten me then, why are the private owners ticked off, have prices gone up or not???

Woof woof woof!!!!!!

Damned good point Dog.

Chuck

Hey!!! Whered Dogmimed post go to???

There it was, gone :)

I moved it to the other AOPA thread.
 

Sorry guys/gals.. Got confused.. here it is again on this thread.




Dog

Heh heh.

Its different on the other side, I think I like that one better ;)

What the hell, just vote us all out!!! Then I can go flying :D

There was nothing intended, just that your the main contributor here in this thread. And in the other, was just first that came to mind ;) ;) ;) ;) ;)

Heh heh

Thats cool, I understood.

Just don't vote marjorie out OK :)

AK

Woomera, CFI et al.

Having realised my mistake I rang CFI to try and apologise. I was hung up on, so I suppose I have no choice but to put it here.

I try to be here to get all your views, it aint easy as you are a critical lot, CFI especially. That is OK, all part of the game.

During one attack on AOPA via me CFI said "and your name is in my logbook". Given some rather stinging e-mails from another CFI (who I have flown with alittle further north than our CFI here) earlier that day I put 2 and 2 together and got 5.

Again, I am sorry and have now edited out the comments.

BUT, if all that ever happens here is attacks and you won't talk to AOPA people then how the heck are we supposed to know how you feel.

ho-hum :(

Ain't it amazing how whenever anyone tries to do something here they get shot at, and usually from WA.:confused: :confused:

Is it the weather or something???

I used to live in WA, Kununurra. My partner cacked himself once as we were flying into Perth from Cairns, I looked out of the window and mutterred "Sh!t, back in the sandpit"

He comes from Qld, he thought it hilarious.

Anyway, score 1 for CFI and Woomera, he has given up on PPRuNe.

Oh and CFI, it is my name in your logbook, not his. :(

Puff and for that matter, anyone operating at an aerdrome that charges using to new recording devices. You should boycott by not giving your call sign ( White cessna joining downwind 05) or change your call sign all the time spuratically each time you put in a flight plan. So it snows under the bean counters, alot extra work for them.

Just an Idea

regards
Sheep

Propswinga,

You are quite right about council's perceived ownership. The same thing happened over here in Goulburn when council tried to off load the airport. Minister stepped in and squashed the deal because the council's do not own the airports despite them thinking they do.
We're finally getting a reasonable break over here; hope the rest of GA will sooner rather than later.:mad: