That would be actually harder because of the environmental regulations. --- Alireza Alivandivafa <democrat2n@xxxxxxx> wrote: > Would they have made it easier on you if you had a > gas pump and were also an FBO? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bahadir Acuner <bahadiracuner@xxxxxxxxx> > To: AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Mon, 10 Oct 2005 23:51:58 -0700 > Subject: AcuWings : 5 - City of Renton : 0 > > > I wasn't in the meeting today due to my IT gig in > Idaho but both my attorney > and my wife broke the news tonight that City of > Renton and its council > members approved the operating permit for AcuWings > LLC to operate a flight > school in Renton Municipal Airport. > > After thousands of dollars spent on legal fees, two > complaint letters to FAA > Seattle Flight Standards District Office, calls to > AOPA and after 9 months > since the initial application to the permit, we got > it! > > According to my wife the Mayor of Renton had a fit > because of the approval > and she complained that "a flight school" was not > among the businesses that > City wanted to see. Other council members commented > that denying an > operating permit based on the fact that City prefers > a certain type of > business would be in violation of the federal grant > agreements that city > signed with FAA the operating permit was voted > unanimously. > > Baha Acuner > www.AcuWings.com > Fan of teaching Renton a lesson or two :) >