Robert M. Gary wrote:

I"m not so worried about user fees directly. What I don't understand is
how in the world they will collect them. Do you read a credit card over
the radio before getting your approach clearance?

In Canada, we pay a flat Nav Canada fee of about CAD 65/year for a
light plane (about USD 55/year). It's a slight annoyance, but no big
deal -- the bill comes in the mail every spring, and you pay it.
Originally it was going to be a few hundred dollars, but COPA beat them
down.

All aircraft owners are required to pay, even if they don't use air
traffic services (i.e. a farmer who flies a Cub around her own field),
so it's properly a tax than a fee. U.S. pilots who fly to Canada also
get a Nav Canada bill, but it's by the quarter (i.e. you don't have to
pay for a full year if you're just coming once).


All the best,


David