W P Dixon wrote:

Seems to me they could do more biz by not having landing
and parking fees. More pilots would stop there and use their services
wouldn't they? I think the fees just add to the slow death of GA in an
area.

You're still missing it, I think. You're thinking "small GA". A $35 fee is
nothing to "big GA", and it is those large jet-A burners that spend a
serious dollar or two on fuel (and other services, I presume).

That fee keeps pilots out; it's *supposed* to keep [certain] pilots out. We
use up almost as much space and time as the big guys, buy less than the big
guys, so we're somewhat undesirable from a commercial perspective.

In a way, this is a good sign: there's enough money to be made in GA, so the
airports and FBOs are turning away the less profitable business. Sadly,
some of us (ie. me) are a part of that less profitable segment.

- Andrew