Been meaning to update this for awhile, and we finally have snow, so down-time.... For anyone who cares, the County airport board who banned our 80-year-old female pilot is gone. They disbanded 'voluntarily', with the assistance of our County powers-that-be, and now our 3 County Commissioners are directly in charge of the airport manager. The airport manager is on job probation... 6 months I think. Amazing change of attitude.
Joann, with a little help who will remain nameless, pursued the informal complaint against the board/County with the FAA. All the facts, statements, blah, blah, were gathered. Nothing was submitted by the board that justified their banning her (last statement is my opinion, based on reading every scrap submitted). For several months the complaint has been sitting. Last we knew they 'were researching the Administrator's previous opinions on similar complaints'. Whatever...but I'm certain this contributed to the board's demise.
Joann, thru the whole thing, has come and gone on the airport pretty much as she pleases. Gotta give her credit for stubbornness, She also passed her 3rd class medical last week, and is in the process of updating her CFI. Cool for 82, I think. She has no intention of using the CFI by the way...just that stubborn thing again I suspect. She and her 80+ employer/friend will continue to fly his Baron together.
There's hope for us old folks....I SAID, THERE'S HOPE FOR US OLD FOLKS
Jim