Originally Posted by
pilot64golfer
Which backfire would you rather have? Proposing fences for less than 5% of the aircraft or not having your proposal even considered and letting the other side decide the methodology because you proposed 1-for-1.
I agree it affects some people more than others. Its what we got. Its part of the deal. I'm at peace with the decision.
Are those my only two choices? I would rather have had our proposal in it's entirety.... minus the fences. I thought it was a mistake at the time of the proposal considering it was LUAL who made brought the issue to the table. I've been scolded for not having all the facts behind the decision, and it's true - I certainly don't. We will never know what would have happened if there WERE no fences, but I'm sticking to my hunch that we would have been better off without them.
Like you, I'm at peace with it. It is what it is, and is definitely all water under the bridge. But do I wish we hadn't brought the issue of fences into the SLI discussion? Yes.