As a corporate jet pilot for the last 15+ years and a part-time Winni resident I can tell you there is NO safety issue with the type of operation that Mr. Noonan hopes to set up.
Having flown jets into Laconia, and many other uncontrolled airports, I can assure you that I am far more concerned with the weekend warriors, sightseers, and photographers circling their Cessnas around the local area with their heads in their asses than I am with skydivers dropping down directly on the field. All are welcome, its just that some scare us pilots more than others...
We listen to the CTAF frequency for 25+ miles out and would arrive accordingly and announce our position routinely regardless if skydiving was underway or not. Its standards practice at uncontrolled airports.
This is America, we are blessed with relatively free airspace and an entrepreneurial spirit that is the backbone of this country. Mr Noonan seems like a complete professional, and I would have no problem operating in and out of Laconia with his operation in place, there's plenty of room in the sky. In fact, I thank him for bringing any business to the region.
The ignorance and fear of the unknown in this thread is downright bizarre.
Good Luck to you!
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