On Mar 5, 10:49 am, Orval Fairbairn wrote:


When I was in California, the Division of Aeronautics conducted (at the
prodding of CA Pilots' Assn.) economic surveys of GA airports to
determine economic benefits. At that time (1980s) the average benefit
was around $100K per based airplane! Some airports (Palm Springs, for
instance) were much higher, while some very small airports were less.

Did these "Researchers" also conclude that Catsup was a Vegetable for
bonzo reagan ??


The opponents (mostly developers and eco-Nazis) did not like to hear
this news, so they lobbied against further studies.