01-11-2008, 09:19 AM
Latest update:
I talked to the National Park Service today.They have been receiving many,many complaints about the overflights in the Park from individuals,park goers,groups and Hawaiians.They actually need our help to preserve the National Park's airspace.The FAA has complete control.It is the FAA issuing the permits for the commercial venture in our National Park.National Parks are National Treasures,and exist to preserve wildlife and their habitats,resources, and for the enjoyment of the park experience now;and for future generations. Everything keeps coming back to those guys,the FAA,and we all know how they are.........
What is so wild,is that commercial air tours are the only intruisive,for profit private enterprise that makes money off of our Parks!This is outrageous! The Park never sees any of the money from these operations.Something is terribly wrong with the FAA,and someone needs to be accountable for letting it get this way;which violates the entire purpose and mission of having National Parks in the first place.
So,the Park Service would like to see these commercial air tours stop at Volcano;and out of their mouth,Haleakala.Again the FAA has alot of explaining to do.There needs to be some sort of repremand for this seemingly impune FAA.
Also,I haven't heard from Darl about the upcoming meeting he suggested.I have emailed him several times.I hope he gets his messages soon,because Jan 28 isn't that far away.
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I talked to the National Park Service today.They have been receiving many,many complaints about the overflights in the Park from individuals,park goers,groups and Hawaiians.They actually need our help to preserve the National Park's airspace.The FAA has complete control.It is the FAA issuing the permits for the commercial venture in our National Park.National Parks are National Treasures,and exist to preserve wildlife and their habitats,resources, and for the enjoyment of the park experience now;and for future generations. Everything keeps coming back to those guys,the FAA,and we all know how they are.........
What is so wild,is that commercial air tours are the only intruisive,for profit private enterprise that makes money off of our Parks!This is outrageous! The Park never sees any of the money from these operations.Something is terribly wrong with the FAA,and someone needs to be accountable for letting it get this way;which violates the entire purpose and mission of having National Parks in the first place.
So,the Park Service would like to see these commercial air tours stop at Volcano;and out of their mouth,Haleakala.Again the FAA has alot of explaining to do.There needs to be some sort of repremand for this seemingly impune FAA.
Also,I haven't heard from Darl about the upcoming meeting he suggested.I have emailed him several times.I hope he gets his messages soon,because Jan 28 isn't that far away.
This is just one aspect of this thread,hope you visit our website:
http://www.freewebs.com/caoahawaii/