Here is the source:

http://www.aopa.org/members/files/pi...04/pp0408.html

Mike
MU-2



"Klein" wrote in message
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On Fri, 05 Nov 2004 14:18:23 GMT, "Mike Rapoport"
wrote:

$600,000,000 for flight service less the tax on avgas

Sheesh! That's about $1000 for every licensed pilot. I'm sure not
getting my money's worth. I fly about 150-200 hours per year, call
flight service maybe once (to close a flight plan) or twice (to get an
in-flight weather briefing). I won't be needing the latter any more
as I'm now getting XM weather in the cockpit and I rarely file VFR
flight plans any more either - I just tell my wife where I'm going and
call her when I get there.

Do you have a cite for that $600M figure? If it's really that much, I
say just close the dang thing.

Thanks,
Klein