Skydive Laconia?

[TheNoonans]

Hi Terry!

Happy holidays to you and everyone on the board. I'm still enjoying my second summer in New Zealand, averaging about 10-12 tandems a day, there is some amazing scenery down here over Lake Wakatipu in Queenstown.

As for updates, I wish I had one. Still status quo, FSDO called in FAA experts to assess the LAAs concerns about crossing the runway and (I believe) the radar array as well. I'm guessing the holidays have slowed the process down as you mentioned.

As soon as I heard anything either way, I will post what I know here.

Blue skies to all and to all a good flight,

Tom

[Lakegeezer]

The FAA said no to the jump school at Laconia Airport.
http://www.citizen.com/apps/pbcs.dll...924/-1/CITIZEN

Come on up to Moultonborough! We could use new commerce in the area.

[fatlazyless]

...that totally stinks...what a loser decision by the FAA....booo on the Federal Aviation Administration administrator(s) who made that decision....does this area ever need a boost from people visiting off-season to go skydiving! ...not a happy decision for Laconia-Gilford-Lake Winnipesaukee and area....talk about a genuine stimulus with some lasting revenue stream that would have powered up existing restaurants-hotels-stores & employee residents...not going to happen...

Did you know that Laconia, the county seat for Belknap County, and as of December 31, 2009, Belknap County has an unemployment rate of 7.5% which makes it the second most unemployed of all eleven counties in the state. Only Coos County, way up north, which is totally dead at 9.4%, is worse off.

"I think it will remain in the mid-7 percent range, maybe even approach 8 percent, as we go through 2010"

Dennis Delay, economist NH Ctr Public Policy Studies, Union Leader 1/29/09, p B4