[net.aviation] The slump continues

doug@terak.UUCP (Doug Pardee) (09/03/85)

Dropped by Deer Valley airport (DVT) yesterday.  DVT is the main
GA reliever port for Phoenix Sky Harbor International (PHX).

There are no FBO's left in business at DVT.  Unless you count the
City of Phoenix, which operates the primary (now the only) fuel sales
concession on the field, and collects tiedown/hanger fees.

Oh yes, they still enforce the rule that only mechanics employed by
DVT FBOs are allowed to do maintenance work at DVT.  :-{
-- 
Doug Pardee -- CalComp -- {seismo!noao,decvax!noao,ihnp4}!terak!doug

bob@ulose.UUCP ( Bob Bismuth ) (09/05/85)

> 
> Oh yes, they still enforce the rule that only mechanics employed by
> DVT FBOs are allowed to do maintenance work at DVT.  :-{
> -- 
> Doug Pardee -- CalComp -- {seismo!noao,decvax!noao,ihnp4}!terak!doug

Hmmm. Another one of "those" airports. I have heard of such rules being
over turned by contacting the FAA. It seems that the FAA can use Federal
airport support funds to apply pressure to remove such silly protectionist
rules.

Anybody heard any similar tales that might prove of help to users of
such restrictive airport authorities??

   --  bob

       (decvax!ulose!bob)