This is a Navy T34 training plane flying over my house and circling Bay Minette Municipal Airport. The Navy has taken over this airport for their training exercises. Both fixed wing and rotary aircraft use this field daily. Because the Navy received so many noise complaints from people moving into new housing developments which are encroaching on Milton and Pensacola airfields they moved their training to Baldwin County. The Bay minette Municipal Airport is home to Skywarriors, Inc. who solicited a contract from the Navy to train navy cadet pilots. Of course, the City of Bay Minette, the County Commissioners and your representatives were glad to get anything that might mean a little more tax money to waste. The Baldwin County Planning Commission in September of 2008 signed off on the Navy expansion program. There will be two airstrips at Barin field and Silverhill and eventually at Summerdale to accommodate the T-6b Texan. This plane requires longer runways because it has a weak braking system and cannot reverse it's prop. The runways have to be at least 6000 feet in length. The government is spending millions of dollars for this expansion while there are perfectly good airfields in South Florida which already meet these requirements. Baldwin County depends on tourism for much of its income but this certainly won't help that industry. However, the politicians could care less as long as they can get their hands on a little more government money. The citizens of Baldwin County have been sold out for a few extra dollars. People should remember this when the next election comes along. As far as i'm concerned we should throw them all out, city, county, state and federal representatives
-1 for recce recall.
