Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/01/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Until 1953 there was an elementary school on the grounds of Midway Airport in Chicago. When the wind was right (?) planes would take-off and land directly over the school. This was at a time when Midway was the world's busiest airport. Eventually someone thought to build a new school elsewhere... http://www.wttw.com/main.taf?p=1,7,1,1,29 Richard www.richardwasserman.net On Jan 5, 2012, at 2:20 PM, Jim Nichols wrote: > Some folks never learn. A number of years ago, I helped with a > letter-writing drive to prevent a new middle school from being built just > beneath the approach to what was then our busiest runway. The property > owner was not happy, but the kids are much safer. > > Jim Nichols > Tullahoma, TN USA > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sonny Carter" <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2012 12:01 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] Natchitoches Airport > > >> On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 11:44 AM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at >> lighttube.net>wrote: >> >>> I hear there may be a tempest brewing between a proposed runway extension >>> and a proposed housing development................. >>> >> >> The apartments will be built, but I don't think it will stop the >> extension. >> >> http://www.aopa.org/advocacy/articles/2011/111221louisiana-airport-to-get-added-encroachment-protection.html >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> >>> Jim Nichols >>> Tullahoma, TN USA >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sonny Carter" <sonc.hegr at >>> gmail.com> >>> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> >>> Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2012 8:12 AM >>> Subject: [Leica] Natchitoches Airport >>> >>> >>> http://sonc.com/look/?p=1604 >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Regards, >>>> >>>> Sonny >>>> http://sonc.com/look/ >>>> Natchitoches, Louisiana >>>> >>>> USA >>>> >>>> ______________________________**_________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See >>>> http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for >>>> more information >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> ______________________________**_________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See >>> http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for >>> more information >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Regards, >> >> Sonny >> http://sonc.com/look/ >> Natchitoches, Louisiana >> >> USA >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information