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Old 02-07-2014, 10:55 AM
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I just made a phone call to my Representative, Congressman Mike Rogers. Spoke to the call taker and he informed me that he (the call taker) was not familiar with the Bill, but has gotten a several calls about it in the past few days, so please take the time to call your Representative and urge him or her to support this legislation. It took me less than two minutes.
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Old 02-07-2014, 11:39 AM
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Just emailed John Carter regarding H.R 3708, usually takes a couple of days for a response.
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Old 02-07-2014, 01:22 PM
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To support this Bill. Here is an easy link:
Can you moderators do something to get this
thread bumped to the front every day?

https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr3708
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Old 02-07-2014, 03:09 PM
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February 7, 2014
Dear Mr. Schnarr,
Thank you for contacting me regarding H.R. 3708, the General Aviation Pilot Protection Act of 2013. As your Congressman, it is beneficial for me to hear your thoughts on this important issue.
H.R. 3708, the General Aviation Pilot Protection Act of 2013, was introduced by Representative Todd Rokita (R-IN) on December 11, 2013. If enacted, this legislation would direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to loosen medical restrictions required to operate small aircraft. H.R. 3708 has been referred to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, where it is pending further review. As a member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, I understand the importance of general aviation as it relates to the transportation of goods and people as well as economic activity in our local communities. Please be assured I will keep your thoughts in mind as I gather all pertinent information concerning this legislation.
It was good to hear from you. Please do not hesitate to contact me any time you have an issue of concern before Congress. I encourage you to visit my website at bucshon.house.gov to sign up for my e-newsletter to receive updates from Washington. Also, please take time to fill out my survey at bucshon.house.gov/survey regarding important issues before Congress. It is an honor to serve you and the people of the 8th District of Indiana.

Sincerely,

Larry Bucshon
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Old 02-07-2014, 03:20 PM
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Dear Mr. Reiley:

Thank you for contacting me. It is good to hear from you and I am pleased to respond.

As a proud Member of the Congressional General Aviation Caucus, I share your concern about the importance of GA to the nation's economy and transportation system. General aviation creates jobs, provides a transportation lifeline to communities across the country, helps businesses succeed, and supports people and communities in times of crisis.

The General Aviation Pilot Protection Act of 2013, H.R. 3708 eliminates a duplicative medical certification regulation that drives up costs for pilots and prevents the general aviation industry from fulfilling its economic potential. The General Aviation Pilot Protection Act of 2013 has been referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Please rest assured that I will keep your thoughts in mind should this or similar legislation come to a vote on the House Floor.

Again, thank you for taking the time to contact me. I appreciate having the opportunity to represent you in the U.S. House of Representatives. Please feel free to visit my website (www.house.gov/carter) or contact me with any future concerns.

Sincerely,

John Carter

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Old 02-07-2014, 03:38 PM
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"Dear Mr. Larson,
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************** Thank you for your letter regarding H.R. 3708, the General Aviation Pilot Protection Act. I appreciate hearing from you.
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************** H.R. 3708 directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to issue regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots. This bill has been referred to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, of which I am not a member. Be assured that I will have your comments in mind as this legislation progresses through the House.*"

Hmmmm. Sounds like we need some muscle on the committee.
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Old 02-07-2014, 03:56 PM
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Default From the 'been there; done that' gallery:

A surprisingly small number of *active* people lobbying for a bill can make a huge difference. Several years ago, I saw an unneeded project that would have cost over 1/2 Billion $ get killed by around 300 *active* citizens in my county.

I also saw a bill that spent money on cancer research get another sponsor (and get passed) when a few hundred citizens in my state phoned & faxed our congressman in support.

We did learn a few things along the way. Here are some thoughts from someone who's been active in the past:
Notes from my prior experience in contacting legislators:

It's most effective to both call and to FAX your representative. Since the anthrax scare, regular mail can take weeks (if ever) to reach your representative. Emails may or may not be effective, depending on staffers in your representative's office.

When you call, ask for the staffer in charge of transportation and/or aviation issues. Try not to settle for the person answering the phone.

Some talking points:

No safety issues, borne out almost a decade of experience with the Sport Pilot rule.

Huge economic benefits, demonstrated by the dozens of new aircraft designs to support Sport Pilot flying.

Further economic benefits to private pilots, who will no longer have to spend hundreds-to-thousands of dollars to navigate the legal minefield of a 3rd class medical.

A chance for our conservative representatives to 'walk the walk', and prove that they really want to help eliminate unwarranted government intrusion into our lives. (I'm in a southern state.)

Absolutely *no* political downside; there will be no increase in taxes, and a large reduction in expenses for the FAA medical division, when they no longer have to process many thousands of 3rd class medicals.

Don't make one call, or send one email, & call it done. Follow up, even if you get a response from your 1st effort. Ask for progress reports. If we do our jobs and the various representatives' staffers are decent, we'll be on a 1st name basis with them before this is done.

FWIW,

Charlie
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Old 02-07-2014, 04:25 PM
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Given that the bill has been referred to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee (HTIC), the measure will first be considered (discussed and/or modified) and voted on by the HTIC?s subcommittee on aviation. So the first hurdle on the road to successful passage is NOW at the subcommittee level. Below is a link showing all of the members of the HTIC?s subcommittee on aviation:

https://www.govtrack.us/congress/committees/HSPW/05

Members of Congress are most receptive to feedback and requests from their own constituents, i.e., people that live and vote in their districts. So please review the list of aviation subcommittee members and if YOUR representative is on the subcommittee please contact them directly and encourage their support for the measure. It will be especially helpful if constituents contact either the subcommittee chairman, Frank Lobiondo, R-NJ, or the ranking member, Rick Larsen, D-WA. If your representative is not on the subcommittee it may still be beneficial to contact one or more of the subcommittee members. Please be sure to include a contact with the subcommittee chairman and ranking member as noted above. This is how the sausage gets made!!

If the bill makes it out of the subcommittee on aviation it will then be taken up by the full HTIC for further consideration. At that point the advocacy process will begin another round along the same lines as described for the subcommittee above. Below is a link to all of the members of the HTIC for future reference:

https://www.govtrack.us/congress/committees/HSPW
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Old 02-07-2014, 05:51 PM
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Use this map to find the name and contact information for your own representative. I wrote to mine today.
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Old 02-07-2014, 11:20 PM
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Leveraging on what Charlie said in an earlier post another talking point could be the money saved by not processing unnecessary 3rd class paperwork could be directly applied to other funding issues in the FAA budgets that may actually provide a safety impact like Nextgen transportation infrastructure, they always think they don't have enough controllers, and the GPS civil funding. It also may alleviate any need for additional user fees or taxes that they keep wanting to impose.

(By the way does anyone know how to decipher from the FAA budget how much they spend on administering the 3rd class medical operations? It's always nice to let the congressional folks know how much money we're talking about....)

And by gosh there's a provision in the legislation that if we have it all just terribly wrong and pilots and planes start raining out of the sky after 5 years they can review the data and change it back.

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