I am passing this message on because it concerns all of us who fly privately
in the United Kingdom.
If you havent signed the petition yet you should - as it says in the message
it takes less than two minutes to register your protest.
And dont just stop at that - get your wife/ girlfriend, dog or anyone has
flown in your plane to sign up.
There are about 6,000 names so far but there is very little time left to
make your name count.
I dont know what good it will do but if we do nothing and suffer as a
consequence then we only have ourselves to blame.
If this issue has already been aired in this forum I make no apoloies for
bringing it up again. A quick check down the list shows there are a few
notable omissions - you know who you are - dont delay - do it!
----- Original Message ----
From: "Windrushers" <admin@windrushers.org.uk>
Sent: Friday, January 12, 2007 8:43 AM
Subject: Another threat to GA
> Dear Windrushers Member,
>
> The message below is from Nick Wilcock, CFI Brize Norton Flying Club.
> Needless to say this affects everyone who uses our site at Bicester so
> your
> support will be welcome.
>
> Dear Colleagues,
>
> This will take only a minute of your time.....
>
> Some of you may recall that earlier this year there was alarm amongst
> aviators, over the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister's proposals to
> classify airfields as brownfield sites for the purposes of planning
> approval. If carried through, this would mean that any scheme to develop a
> GA airfield for housing or industrial purposes could be passed with very
> little regard to its amenity value. As a result of the earlier outcry by
> the
> GA community, the inclusion of airfields in the list was said to be a
> mistake, and it was promised that the clause would be withdrawn in the
> final
> version. You've guessed it, the final version has been released and its
> still there.
>
> The reaction to the previous move was clearly effective, but everyone with
> an interest in aviation needs to act now. You can make your voice heard by
> electronically signing the following petition:
>
> http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/Airfields/
>
> It's easy to do and will take no more than 2 minutes of your time. If you
> haven't already, do it now and help to save UK airfields from this threat
> and from John Prescott!
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Nick
>
>
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