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![]() Doug Carter wrote: wrote: The last I recall, in the now-five-year-old program for 500 GPS approaches a year, some 70-80% of those were established (and are being established) for airports that have no commercial operations except perhaps for a very infrequent Part 135 arrival. It does not follow that an airport without Part 121 and infrequent Part 135 operations has no economic value. No doubt about it, and I did not imply that. Nonetheless, a 3,000' runway at Podunk, Iowa, with two GPS approaches, represents a signifgicant federal subsidy to the users of that airport. Those users who use it in conjunction with their business or perhaps for an Angel flight, etc, indeed contriubute to the economy. The guy who uses it to fly for $100 hamburgers (or, are they $200 hamburgers these days?) is getting subsidized without his flight contributing very much to the economy. I'm not suggesting it's right or wrong. I certainly have used the system like that a lot over the years. |
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![]() wrote in message ... No doubt about it, and I did not imply that. Nonetheless, a 3,000' runway at Podunk, Iowa, with two GPS approaches, represents a signifgicant federal subsidy to the users of that airport. I can't find Podunk in the Iowa airport directory. Not by city or airport name. Where is this airport? What is the dollar amount of the federal subsidy for a 3,000' runway and two GPS approaches at this airport? Those users who use it in conjunction with their business or perhaps for an Angel flight, etc, indeed contriubute to the economy. Don't the users who fly solely for recreation also contribute to the economy? The guy who uses it to fly for $100 hamburgers (or, are they $200 hamburgers these days?) is getting subsidized without his flight contributing very much to the economy. How is he getting subsidized? |
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![]() "Steven P. McNicoll" wrote: wrote in message ... No doubt about it, and I did not imply that. Nonetheless, a 3,000' runway at Podunk, Iowa, with two GPS approaches, represents a signifgicant federal subsidy to the users of that airport. I can't find Podunk in the Iowa airport directory. Not by city or airport name. Where is this airport? What is the dollar amount of the federal subsidy for a 3,000' runway and two GPS approaches at this airport? Keep looking. I was not suggesting the feds paid for the runway. The GPS approaches cost about $60,000 each. If you want verfication for that write to the FAA. |
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![]() wrote in message ... Keep looking. I have concluded it does not exist. I was not suggesting the feds paid for the runway. The GPS approaches cost about $60,000 each. If you want verfication for that write to the FAA. Is that how you obtained the figure? Why not just post the relevant parts of your letter from the FAA? |
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![]() Bob Noel wrote: Also, you might be interested most of the GPS approaches were overlays (meaning all the obstruction clearance work was already done). Very few GPS approaches were defined for airports that didn't previously have any approach, and nothing close to that 70-80% you claim. -- Bob Noel Baloney. At this stage of the program many, many airports that did not previously have an IAP now have at least one RNAV (GPS) IAP. And, there are many more that had perhaps one ground-based IAP and now have at least one additional RNAV (GPS) IAP. As to the BOS, LAX, JFKs, etc, how many IAPs do those airports represent? Last time I checked there were over 10,000 IAPs in the U.S. No doubt those major Part 139 airports take a huge amount of resources; then again the airline passenger pays through the nose to support those facilities. |
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