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It used to fit well into this community, but it no longer works here. It is too dangerous to the human population that is literally surrounding the periphery of the runways. (The back of the Goodwill store on Emerson is but a few feet from the entrance runway!!) The entrance runway is also but a few feet from County Line Road, where hundreds, if not thousands of cars pass daily. There are FOR SALE signs up all around what remains of the land around the airport-poising the area for even more development. An airport should have more land surrounding it so it can operate safely.
According to the FAA, this airport has
"high intensity student training". The planes routinely do not
observe FAA regulations which state they CANNOT fly under 500 ft. and 1,000 ft ceilings (depending on circumstance) above residential
homes.
There may have been a time when having this airport
here was wise and of benefit to the community. It may still benefit some
businesses, sports men/women, and student pilots. But the cost incurred for the few people
interested in maintaining it (at a cost to the taxpayer), is not
worth the risk involved in allowing this small airport to continue to operate,
and put the growing human population at risk.
In the aftermath of the serious airplane crash that
occurred on July 11, 2014, that has opened up this controversial discussion
yet once again, the residents signing this petition, think it's time to
demonstrate common sense and take action to make sure this does not happen in the future. According to various reports available to the public via the internet such as http://airplane-accidents.findthebest.com/d/d/Indiana/Greenwood -- there have been 13 accidents connected to the Greenwood Airport (formerly Skyway Airport) between 1985 and 2008. Since 2008, there have been additional accidents (non-fatal but accidents, nonetheless). In the above report, there was another fatal accident that occurred in 1992, which was the result of a mid-air collision which was speculated to have occurred because of lack of a control tower. The airport is being squashed by all of the development surrounding
it. If the homes were not located so close to the airport perhaps the latest accident
would have occurred in a cornfield.
Close the airport now. We don't care if it is
relocated, but we want it closed to the area in which it currently is
operating. Allowing it to remain open is a threat to our homes and
public safety, as is evident by the recent crash, the high intensity of student pilot training that occurs there, and the development that has occurred along the periphery of the airport.
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This is a petition for people who support this cause. Not for people who disagree. If you want to argue about the pros and cons of aviation safety, please do it another forum. If you don't agree with the petition, don't sign it. It IS a petition site, created for people who WANT to sign the petition.
REMOVE MY NAME FROM YOUR PETITION IMMEDIATELY. DO NOT WANT TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH PEOPLE LIKE THIS.
This is a joke. You are literally embarrassing yourself. You move next door to an airport that was constructed in a very safe location long before your home was built, and you didn't realize there would be planes in the air? Now you ate starting a petition and attacking what many consider a central part of your community, not to mention their means of living. Statistically speaking, being crushed by a general aviation airplane is virtually impossible. You are dense, if you'll excuse my rudeness, and the county and faa are going to consider this a waste of time
An airport is a business that creates revenue. An airport authority pays taxes, and makes money like any other business and they pay for the land. Take that buiesness away and its gone forever, but with an airport it gets even worse. Tearing up the runways would cost the city way more than just leaving them there, so usually they leave them. Now that you have a huge expanse of land that is the old airport people would like to buy it right? WRONG! Owning the property is more expensive for the average Joe looking for a place to open a business than someone looking to open an airport. Why you may ask? Because someone looking to use the airport for planes will use the facility to 100%, where as farm Joe may only use hanger 1 for his seeds. Also I have flown through KHFY and I looked their policy up online.
Thank-you, Tom and Cheri!!
Tell me in exactly what way it would cause a lot of harm? How do you know the runways would stay? Do you live in Greenwood and fly out of this airport?
Shutting down an airport the size of greenwood would cause alot of harm to the community. The airport would be closed and the runways would stay, the land would never be developed on again and possibly would affect the local economy. Also KHFY is almost directly below KIND's Class C airspace, and almost all pilots would atleast contact KIND Approach to get a flight following. Also not just anyone can rent a plane. You must have a check-out with an instructor.
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Final supporters
It used to fit well into this community, but it no longer works here. It is too dangerous to the human population that is literally surrounding the periphery of the runways. (The back of the Goodwill store on Emerson is but a few feet from the entrance runway!!) The entrance runway is also but a few feet from County Line Road, where hundreds, if not thousands of cars pass daily. There are FOR SALE signs up all around what remains of the land around the airport-poising the area for even more development. An airport should have more land surrounding it so it can operate safely.
According to the FAA, this airport has
"high intensity student training". The planes routinely do not
observe FAA regulations which state they CANNOT fly under 500 ft. and 1,000 ft ceilings (depending on circumstance) above residential
homes.
There may have been a time when having this airport
here was wise and of benefit to the community. It may still benefit some
businesses, sports men/women, and student pilots. But the cost incurred for the few people
interested in maintaining it (at a cost to the taxpayer), is not
worth the risk involved in allowing this small airport to continue to operate,
and put the growing human population at risk.
In the aftermath of the serious airplane crash that
occurred on July 11, 2014, that has opened up this controversial discussion
yet once again, the residents signing this petition, think it's time to
demonstrate common sense and take action to make sure this does not happen in the future. According to various reports available to the public via the internet such as http://airplane-accidents.findthebest.com/d/d/Indiana/Greenwood -- there have been 13 accidents connected to the Greenwood Airport (formerly Skyway Airport) between 1985 and 2008. Since 2008, there have been additional accidents (non-fatal but accidents, nonetheless). In the above report, there was another fatal accident that occurred in 1992, which was the result of a mid-air collision which was speculated to have occurred because of lack of a control tower. The airport is being squashed by all of the development surrounding
it. If the homes were not located so close to the airport perhaps the latest accident
would have occurred in a cornfield.
Close the airport now. We don't care if it is
relocated, but we want it closed to the area in which it currently is
operating. Allowing it to remain open is a threat to our homes and
public safety, as is evident by the recent crash, the high intensity of student pilot training that occurs there, and the development that has occurred along the periphery of the airport.
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Interesting fact I learned yesterday: There have been at least 15 plane crashes connected with the Greenwood Airport a.k.a. formerly the Skyway Airport, since 1985.
This is a petition for people who support this cause. Not for people who disagree. If you want to argue about the pros and cons of aviation safety, please do it another forum. If you don't agree with the petition, don't sign it. It IS a petition site, created for people who WANT to sign the petition.
REMOVE MY NAME FROM YOUR PETITION IMMEDIATELY. DO NOT WANT TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH PEOPLE LIKE THIS.
This is a joke. You are literally embarrassing yourself. You move next door to an airport that was constructed in a very safe location long before your home was built, and you didn't realize there would be planes in the air? Now you ate starting a petition and attacking what many consider a central part of your community, not to mention their means of living. Statistically speaking, being crushed by a general aviation airplane is virtually impossible. You are dense, if you'll excuse my rudeness, and the county and faa are going to consider this a waste of time
An airport is a business that creates revenue. An airport authority pays taxes, and makes money like any other business and they pay for the land. Take that buiesness away and its gone forever, but with an airport it gets even worse. Tearing up the runways would cost the city way more than just leaving them there, so usually they leave them. Now that you have a huge expanse of land that is the old airport people would like to buy it right? WRONG! Owning the property is more expensive for the average Joe looking for a place to open a business than someone looking to open an airport. Why you may ask? Because someone looking to use the airport for planes will use the facility to 100%, where as farm Joe may only use hanger 1 for his seeds. Also I have flown through KHFY and I looked their policy up online.
Thank-you, Tom and Cheri!!
Tell me in exactly what way it would cause a lot of harm? How do you know the runways would stay? Do you live in Greenwood and fly out of this airport?
Shutting down an airport the size of greenwood would cause alot of harm to the community. The airport would be closed and the runways would stay, the land would never be developed on again and possibly would affect the local economy. Also KHFY is almost directly below KIND's Class C airspace, and almost all pilots would atleast contact KIND Approach to get a flight following. Also not just anyone can rent a plane. You must have a check-out with an instructor.
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Interesting fact I learned yesterday: There have been at least 15 plane crashes connected with the Greenwood Airport a.k.a. formerly the Skyway Airport, since 1985.