ORIGINAL: RichLockyer
No speed limits or ground-proximity rules for any class.
Safety should be the concern, and as such, both speed and ground proximity are site-dependent. At fields where speed is or could be an issue, they are already not certified for turbine operation.
IMHO, DB and the AMA have grown VERY big heads since they killed SFA and have no competition.
At the same time, they did nothing to save Mile Square Park here in SoCal.
Interesting consistency in your post.
By saying that fields with speed issues are already not certified, you imply that some fields are certified for turbine operations. Where do you find that information?
When it comes to Mile Square, your post is just flat wrong. The modelers at Mile Square initially decided they could handle the problem without asking the AMA’s assistance. AFTER they managed to alienate the Orange County Board of Supervisors, THEN the called the AMA. The AMA spent countless thousands of dollars trying to repair the relationship and save Mile Square. As an aside, the modelers, in their absolute wisdom that Mile Square was not going to be lost, turned down an alternate site in Orange County. Is it any wonder that, more recently, when the El Toro site became available, that the Supervisors were not enthralled? They showed their contempt by leasing the field to the Chapter for $15,000 a year.
As an aside, and I am only guessing here, do you fly at Prado? Are you aware that the AMA GAVE $10,000 to PVMAC to finish the runway, several years ago?
As far as SFA goes, there is certainly evidence that SFA was started for the sole purpose of sueing the AMA to make money. Check with Red Schoefield for documentation.
JR