"George Patterson" wrote in message news:c0ecf.4670$AF6.572@trndny08...
What about folks that use autogas. I guess they are paying road taxes. Also, there is no way the registration fees
cover the costs of registration and filing of all the paperwork. I pay more to register my car...

Lessee here... You talk about annual registration fees. Then you start talking about the fees not covering the cost of
registration and paperwork. Rewind.

There is no annual registration, so there is no cost of registration or paperwork for an aircraft. I took your
original post as a proposal to set up a new tax on aircraft and call it a registration fee. Now you're talking like
there already is such a thing.

As far as car registration is concerned, that's a tax, plain and simple. And, since there isn't such a thing for a
plane, of course auto registration costs more.

George Patterson
Drink is the curse of the land. It makes you quarrel with your neighbor.
It makes you shoot at your landlord. And it makes you miss him.

Hmmm, I've never owned a plane but always thought the $5.00 registration fee was paid yearly, not just a one time fee.
Amazing....