Meigs Field was destroyed!!!

[pete]

http://www.aopa.org/whatsnew/newsitems/ ... -157x.html

[Craig.]

beat me to it, just read the news myself
this is not right at all,  someone screwed up royalie

[Hagar]

Well it appears to be true. I might live 1,000s of miles from Chicago but do know this dispute over Meigs has been going on for years. It seems those who wanted it closed have taken the opportunity to use national security as an excuse to achieve their ends.  :(

[merril_c_meigs]

Read it. lol, we were flying there when we found out this morning. impulse thing, see chicago at dawn, stop for lunch kinda thing.

[Blade]

I just saw it, what a sad day for flight sim aviation. Now the question is where will the home of MSFS go.

[AdmiralTiger]

When I went to the main simviation site and saw the link to the "Meigs Field destroyed" scrolling by in a java applet window... I went to check it out and was SHOCKED at what I saw....

Earlier this morning I was using the Meigs field to try out my first Boeing 777-300 paint job (first time ever for any plane myself) (I know, bad field to use a 777 - way too short of a runway) - but it's sick and immoral to see something like this happen... to sneak out like that late in the night and tear up the runway and tell others about it later in the morning - sounds like the Mayor of Chicago just graduated from kindergarten and hasn't enrolled into preschool or first grade yet. This is way too childish to be doing things like that and using the "Homeland Security" excuse is so stoooooopid!  :-/ How many years have Meigs been in service (up until today)? I could go and look it up on Google after I do this post, but I thought I'd ask you guys that.

I'm watching the "live" video of the Meigs Field, with the field partially torn. Here's a link to it.

Scroll down on the pull-down menu bar until you find the Meigs Field on the list.
http://live6.truelook.com/face/newface.jsp?func=watch&name=/adler/skyeye/camera1&overlay=default&skin=default&useapplet=true&time=1049136940452&width=640&height=480&quality=65&catalogname=catalog

It's so disheartening to see a field being torn down like that and without any advance warning. I'm sure Microsoft is very pissed off right now as Meigs is (in my case) always the first airport listed when starting the program itself. I hope someone finds a way to keep Meigs in business, but it's highly doubtful now that the runway is destroyed.  :(

[Craig.]

i find it funny how they gave no notice to the owers of the planes still parked there, whos gonna pay to have them moved because i read somewhere that insurance companys dont like planes taking off on taxiways, but i would need someone to confirm that

[merril_c_meigs]

It's extra sad, givin the history of flight sim. the original, before microsoft bought it,  was created by some guys down in southern illinios. Champainge/ Urbana I beleive. The use of meigs field stems directly from the fact that some of the earliest airports in the sim were northern illinios airports, hence the earliest scenery being of the same. Meigs happened to be the most interesting port available at that time, so it was used.

[AdmiralTiger]

http://www.ohare.com/meigs/home.shtm

:-/ This is what i came up with when looking for the main Meigs Field homepage.... it's all BLANK. IT seems that they've had it planned for many months to do this and the City of Chicago knew about it (or at least those who have power) to tear the runway down and ground those 16-some planes that remain there... taking off from the taxiways is stupid, and risky (that's why we have a runway for!! It's too late anyway, they already destroyed the strip.

[Maccers]

This Mayor Daley sounds like an anoying sod!
Homeland security reasons? *Spit* close O'Hare down while your at it. There was no proper reason to shut the airfield down, hes just looking to spoil other peoples fun and profession.
If anyone can find a petition for the FAA, AOPA and/or City of Chicago to re-open the airfield please put our names on it!

[merril_c_meigs]

A strip can be repaved, and many of the local organizations are looking into legal routes. I myself just donated 1000 dollars towards it, but I don't expect much will come of it. Daley, is unfortunatley to smart not to cover his bases.

[AdmiralTiger]

I'm soooo SORRY if this is SO darn long - A Tribute to Meigs - a History behind it. Enjoy.  :)

Meigs Field is an important part of Chicago

[Craig.]

the fact he had to go in at night without letting anyone know his intentions makes me question his intelligence

[merril_c_meigs]

welcome to politics in my town. If you can't get the public behind you, do it behind the back of the public.

[merril_c_meigs]

;D  Wonder if I can get Daley to reimburse me for the fuel burnt flying back to 3CK (lake in the hills) lol

  Damnit i'm pissed.  >:(