Andrew Sarangan wrote:
I don't see it as terribly unfair to charge $8 per year, even from
transient pilots, to fund rescue services in case of a mishap. It
seems to be a reasonable cause. I always wondered where the money for
search and rescue came from.

I guess you don't understand the problem - there are 50 states, an even
larger number of counties, cities, and so on. How do you know where to look
to find out which entity wants to put their hands in your pocket each time
you land at an airport in their jurisdiction? I simply had no idea this law
existed until I went searching for information on registration of aircraft
in Oregon.

And you do realize that the law, as written, seems to require transients to
continue to renew with the state of Oregon so long as they are active as a
pilots? So even a single stop or overflight would require said pilot to
send $8 per year almost indefinitely.

And oh yeah, you have to inform them of every address change. Imagine if
all 50 states had this law and a pilot's flying happened to take her to all
50 states:

50 states times $8/year yields $400/year.