In a lot of cases that isn't possible because the pilot is on the CTAF frequency, not the approach frequency. I routinely make calls to FBOs looking for aircraft that never canceled as it is. Some of these guys have been flying into these airports for years and have never had to worry about cancelling, and someone will forget.

 

Two radios: one on ATC and the other on CTAF.

 

You are way out of reality brother, if you really believe in what you said......

You don't cut the essential services to save money......
What do you suggest to cut next.... The Border patrol, the police, Fire dept, Ambulance, the US Army, Air defence.......

To save what, just $50 mil, won't even make a dent in the FAA's budget, leave alone the national revenue or debt.

If those places had a tower, there was a reason for it. If some of the places don't need a tower, then FAA needs to re-evaluate, not cut them blindly just because of lack of funds.....

The world will laugh indeed...... That AMERICA can't afford to keep it's towers running & shut 173 towers just to save $50 million a year........

If one GA accident happens, that blood will be whose hands ????

Why...... just so someone making over 250K per year doesn't have to pay what he used to pay in taxes........

Think again.....

 

Press Release – FAA Makes Tower Closing Decision

Looks like they reconsidered 24 of the towers.
Check the links at the bottom of the article for the newest lists - to include the cost-sharing towers.

 

Nope. Not gonna do it. Our government needs some trimming and my FOM has procedures for flying into uncontrolled fields. I think I'll be just fine.

 

Hopefully the ones reconsidered all have 121 service.

 

This is a publicity stunt...if they really wanted to they could have absorbed the cuts elsewhere.

Most notable...these contract towers are not staffed by GS employees. So no government union members are impacted.

 

My town has a "contract tower" for the past couple years that's on the chopping block. They have done more damage to general aviation by treating every aviator like a child, I say good riddance!

 

Alas, there are quite a few that are still slated to close that do have 121, with LCC (e.g. Spirit Airlines, Frontier IIRC), which pledge to continue service. I think budget could have been pulled from elsewhere.

I hope it doesn't occur, but can you imagine the headlines if there is a midair shortly after one of the closures? Our government at work.

 

Yep.

Did you know...??

All of the specified towers were operational in 2009, when the FAA received less funding than it will under sequestration. Since 2000, the FAA’s operations budget has increased more than 50 percent, while domestic air traffic has declined 27 percent during the same period. Under sequestration, the FAA is required to cut $637 million, or roughly just 5 percent, from its $12.5 billion budget.