Todd, I do not know how you could agree with the board when the fact of the matter is not the jets but the very nature of trainer pilots at the field. The two crashes that went in over into neighbors yard were those of pilot rookies and both were trainers. Todd you should come to the some of the meetings this way you can acknowledge your concerns. There are too few of us jet pilots that come to these meetings and our voices are not heard. I have made many attempts and many times I have defended our interest at these meetings but my voice is not enough, we need more participants from this group to join in our meetings to help educate the board. Most of our current board knows nothing of turbines so IMO it makes it very easy for them to come up with concerns that may be blown way out of apportion like this amendment.

Now just think of the 20% rule if only 10 pilots come to an event only 2 jet pilots may fly and of the 2 jet pilots only members will get first pick so think about it. How does this promote or ever advance the hobby of jets. Also look at it if they do pass this amendment this could give the board insight of banding jets altogether at a later time since they are able to pass this amendment. So this could lead away into Pandora’s Box, now do you want that, for sure I don’t. We need more jet pilots at the meetings so that we can come up with viable rules that can govern ourselves and not stand on the side line and watch a club diminish our rights to fly jets at this magnificent field.

Enforcing rules is not difficult if we all stand behind the rules that are imposed and thus having an event, I do not see how our no fly zone would be an issue if that rule is enforced upon arrival. Which in fact it is posted when you dive right in the gate, all the way to the parking area. So it is vividly written and highly viewable.

Dave