AOPA / Meigs Field new developments

SteveC · April 1st, 2006, 10:09

Hot off the press from Aero-News Network:

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AOPA Takes Over Ownership of Meigs Field

Sat, 01 Apr '06
Startling Turn-About In The Meigs Saga To Be Announced Shortly

04.01.06 'Special' Edition: In a breathtaking change of scene for the Chicago landscape, ANN has learned that AOPA will shortly announce their legal ownership of Meigs Field. This masterstroke, coming just three years since Chicago Boss/Mayor Richard Daley bull-dozed the field under the cover of darkness and deception, signals a tremendous turn-around in one of the most hotly contested issues in civil aviation history.
The details surrounding this breathtaking news are a bit murky at the moment, involving a series of lawsuits, some insider information from a former Daley "confidante" named Lola, and a late night "Winner Take All" poker game ultimately won by Phil "The Shark" Boyer in which the title to the field was placed in the pot when Daley blew a few bad bluffs and came up with little more than a pair of deuces.

AOPA has been quietly seeking partners for the restoration of the field, and inviting industry businesses to move to or enter into new business operations at the airport so that its future will be assured for a long time to come. While the ownership of a major GA airport is a new venture for the widely respected organization, AOPA sees the acquisition as a "trust" to be maintained on behalf of the entire GA community.

ANN contacted AOPA for comments and got a guarded response from AOPA's EVP of Communications, Jeff Myers, who was surprised that ANN has already confirmed this story. "Obviously, there's a limited amount that we can talk about at this time, Jim, and I can't talk at all about how we actually got title to the property, but I can tell you that AOPA plans to open a major field office at Meigs, that the FAA has already planned to set up a new regional office on the field--and promised funds for runway rebuilding, that a number of businesses are already signing on to conduct operations at the airport, that we plan an annexation vote in order to remove the airport from the city limits of Chicago, and that nobody, and I mean NOBODY, can pull off a Straight Flush like Phil Boyer..."

ANN will have more to report on this story shortly and expects to offer an Aero-Cast with Phil Boyer as soon as some of the legal details are cleared up.

mastermags · April 1st, 2006, 10:12

They're gonna have a lot of work to do. What I saw of Meigs Field the last time I flew over, I wouldn't have even known there was an airport there.

IT_Pilot · April 1st, 2006, 10:20

Please tell me that this is not a april fools joke!

This would be wonderful

MQAAord · April 1st, 2006, 10:28

As much as I would love to see Meigs return from the grave, it's not going to happen!

Read the article closely, a poker game, come on guys.............

Daley is a despicable example of humanity, but nothing is going to bring Meigs back.

mastermags · April 1st, 2006, 10:35

It is April 1st, isn't it?

Toonces · April 1st, 2006, 10:59

That is a really bad joke. Oh wait I get it. They are going to resurect an airport that was loved by many people and was illegally destroyed by some #########. Just kidding.
Not funny

Chris_Ford · April 1st, 2006, 12:12

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Originally Posted by Toonces

That is a really bad joke. Oh wait I get it. They are going to resurect an airport that was loved by many people and was illegally destroyed by some #########. Just kidding.
Not funny

Bitter, party of 1, your table is ready. Bitter, party of 1.

IT_Pilot · April 1st, 2006, 12:27

Ok, now that I see the end of it! Jokes on me! MQAA is right about Dailey though.

caliginousface · April 1st, 2006, 12:48

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Originally Posted by Chris_Ford

Bitter, party of 1, your table is ready. Bitter, party of 1.

GaTechKid · April 1st, 2006, 13:23

The term "black humor" comes to mind...

Mr_Creepy · April 1st, 2006, 14:09

And today is April 1st.

Chris_Ford · April 1st, 2006, 14:11

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Originally Posted by Mr_Creepy

And today is April 1st.

Absolutely

You should see the hullabaloo being created on my Livejournal after I announced that I accidentally got a girl pregnant.

BobDDuck · April 1st, 2006, 14:14

hmmm.. I dunno Chris. That doesn't sound like it is that off the wall to be considered an April 1st blog joke.

Kidding. I saw the shot and I took it.

ColMustard · April 1st, 2006, 14:16

That story is totally bogus! No way someone would go all in on a pair of deuces!

Chris_Ford · April 1st, 2006, 14:16

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Originally Posted by BobDDuck

hmmm.. I dunno Chris. That doesn't sound like it is that off the wall to be considered an April 1st blog joke.

Kidding. I saw the shot and I took it.

Actually, given my love life lately, it pretty much came from left field for a lot of people

ColMustard · April 1st, 2006, 14:52

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Originally Posted by Chris_Ford

Actually, given my love life lately, it pretty much came from left field for a lot of people

It's starting to smell like the lavatory.

April 1st, 2006, 10:12	#2
mastermags Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Atlanta, Ga Posts: 1,311	They're gonna have a lot of work to do. What I saw of Meigs Field the last time I flew over, I wouldn't have even known there was an airport there. __________________ http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/mastermags2/ If you are racist, I will invade you with the North. CFI, CFII, MEI, CRJ-700 FO, humanitarian

April 1st, 2006, 10:20	#3
IT_Pilot Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 131	Please tell me that this is not a april fools joke! This would be wonderful __________________ "I reject your reality and substitute my own!" "Quack damn you!" --- Mythbusters

April 1st, 2006, 10:28	#4
MQAAord Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: The Looney Bin Posts: 9,624	As much as I would love to see Meigs return from the grave, it's not going to happen! Read the article closely, a poker game, come on guys............. Daley is a despicable example of humanity, but nothing is going to bring Meigs back. __________________ PPL SEL 100-ish TT Former AA F/A (12 months) Former Simmons/AE F/A (6 years) Former AE ground school instructor (1 year) Former AE IOE instructor (3 years) http://www.scentsy.com/ALsmith

April 1st, 2006, 10:35	#5
mastermags Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Atlanta, Ga Posts: 1,311	It is April 1st, isn't it? __________________ http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/mastermags2/ If you are racist, I will invade you with the North. CFI, CFII, MEI, CRJ-700 FO, humanitarian

April 1st, 2006, 12:27	#8
IT_Pilot Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 131	Ok, now that I see the end of it! Jokes on me! MQAA is right about Dailey though. __________________ "I reject your reality and substitute my own!" "Quack damn you!" --- Mythbusters

April 1st, 2006, 10:59	#6
Toonces Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Smallville Posts: 346	That is a really bad joke. Oh wait I get it. They are going to resurect an airport that was loved by many people and was illegally destroyed by some #########. Just kidding. Not funny

April 1st, 2006, 13:23	#10
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April 1st, 2006, 14:09	#11
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April 1st, 2006, 14:14	#13
BobDDuck Old Skool Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Left Seat Posts: 5,924	hmmm.. I dunno Chris. That doesn't sound like it is that off the wall to be considered an April 1st blog joke. Kidding. I saw the shot and I took it. __________________ TBJC08 The Gear Monkey The Gear Monkey Store

April 1st, 2006, 14:16	#14
ColMustard Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 188	That story is totally bogus! No way someone would go all in on a pair of deuces! __________________ "Joey........you like movies about Gladiators?" -Capt. Clarence Oveur

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