Re: [COUPERS] OUR FRIEND, THE FAA

[Larry]

Just my point John, everyone out there is working until May to pay the taxes that support your flying.  Thank them, for they know not what they do.  If we had to support our habit on our own, we'd be working until mid December to pay the tab. Larry john wrote: LARRY,   I MUST RESPECTFULLY DISAGREE WITH YOU. THE LAST TIME I CHECKED I WORKED UNTIL MID-MAY TO PAY TAXES TO THE GOVERNMENT, SO THE FAA IS NOT FREE. AS WELL, I DON'T HAVE A "BIG BROTHER" AND DON'T WANT ONE ESPECIALLY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. BEING A DISABLED VIETNAM WAR VETERAN I HAVE TO DEPEND ON THE "BIG GOVERNMENT" VETERAN'S ADMINISTRATION WHICH IS AS HIGH QUALITY A ZOO AS THE FAA IS.  FINALLY, IF I NEED "PROTECTION FROM MYSELF" I DANG SURE DON'T NEED OR WANT BILL CLINTON, AL GORE AND COMPANY DOING THE PROTECTING.     JOHN ----- Original Message ----- From: Larry To: coupers@topica.com Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2000 10:37 AM Subject: [COUPERS] OUR FRIEND, THE FAA  Coupers,     It seems that it is becoming fashionable to bash the FAA.  Perhaps we should all take a long hard look at what the aviation world would be without them.  And, more importantly, what's the value of the services they provide to each of us?  We in the private sector are given virtually free, untold services, free for the taking.  We land and take off at airports for free.  We have the free use of the world's finest navigational aids.  And, we have a big brother looking over our shoulder to help keep us accident free in spite of ourselves.  No, they aren't perfect.  And, yes there are those within that organization that have been caught up in their own importance.  But, we couldn't do it alone. Our only beef is that we have an organization that is trying to protect us against ourselves.  Yes, I'd like to be able to do more on the Coupe.  But, the excuse that the Coupe's are 50 some odd year old planes, therefore we should be able to fix them, doesn't hold water.  If we should be able to fix ours, anyone should be able to fix any other plane.  The reason the builder of a kit plane can do all the work, including annual inspections, is because he is the manufacturer of record.  No one of this list can boast of that type of involvement in the manufacture of an Ercoupe.  Perhaps we have changed wings, or other such labor, but we didn't build the wing to begin with. Larry ________________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from this list please send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________________________________ T O P I C A  The Email You Want. http://www.topica.com/t/16 Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics ________________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from this list please send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________________________________ T O P I C A The Email You Want. http://www.topica.com/t/16 Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics