There was plenty of competition in Phoenix the weekend of February 2 and 3. Professional golfers competed in the FBR Phoenix Open; professional football teams from New England and New York competed in Super Bowl XLII; and small airplanes and local businesses competed with a large number of visiting and transient aircraft for ramp parking space and for air traffic control services. After more than a year of planning for the events, the upshot was that local pilots, FBOs, and city employees bent over backward to accommodate the visitors.
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