Michigan House Bill 6075 - Help Needed!

[skypilot181]

Hey guys, this isn't something i typically do, however once i learned about this Bill, I became very upset and want to do something about it.

I know it's not airsoft related, however it effects thing I love very much and more that you might relize in everyday life.

The Michigan House Bill 6075 restricts the small independent working person from offering his/her services at an airport without the airport managers approval. Giving the Fixed Based Operator (FBO) a monopoly on the airport, and allowing them to charge excessive amount of money for a repair. It would be like a Pizza delivery person having to obtain permission from every township he drives through, just to deliver pizza's.

This will drive the cost of shipping and travel way up! Everything from FedEx shippments to Commerical Airlines and everything inbetween, because there won't be as many pilots learning to fly due to the high cost controled by the FBO's. And when someone is in high demand, they get a high salary. And everything else goes up with it.

Anyhow, please read the house bill (below) if you agree with me, please call the State of Michigan at 517.373.3400 and reference house bill 6075.

thanks,
-SkyPilot

A bill to amend 1945 PA 327, entitled
"Aeronautics code of the state of Michigan,"
by amending section 184 (MCL 259.184), as amended by 1996 PA 370.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 184. (1) A person shall not trespass upon the area within 1
the boundary of an approved or licensed airport, landing field, or 2
other aeronautical facility, or operate or cause to be operated a 3
vehicle or device, or conduct an activity upon or across a licensed 4
airport, landing field, or other aeronautical facility, unless that 5
operation or activity is authorized by the airport management. 6
(2) A PERSON WHO VIOLATES THIS SECTION IS GUILTY OF A 7
MISDEMEANOR PUNISHABLE BY IMPRISONMENT FOR NOT MORE THAN 1 YEAR OR 8
A FINE OF NOT MORE THAN $1,000.00, OR BOTH. 9

[Toothbrush]

While the price increase may be a consequence of this bill, it seems to me the general idea behind it was to increase security.

/my thoughts

[skypilot181]

Increase security how? More that 90% of America's airports do not have a fence. And if there is a fence it's nothing more than a 4 foot cyclone fence around the main terminal.

Aviation is not a threat, a Cessna weighs less than a Honda Civic with a gross weight (including fuel and payload) of about 2200 pounds. The biggest threat a small plane can do is break a window. Take the accident in NY for example with the Yankee's pitcher in a Cirrus.

The point is to drive away the small independent business owner. By giving the airport management the op to put someone in jail for up to a year and or fineing the person $1000. Yes, there are advantages such as nailing the snowmobile running across the runway, however there's to it than just on paper.

Oh well... i presume it wouldn't matter. The bill will be passed, I shouldn't waste my time anymore.

[piratevalkyrie]

I'll give them a phone call tomorrow for ya sky.

[Grey Fox]

Yeah they probly caught you droping airsoft bomblets on unsuspecting Noobs, that much fun always gets penalized.