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Old April 18th 04, 10:38 PM
Steven P. McNicoll
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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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Old April 20th 04, 01:32 PM
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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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Old April 20th 04, 01:47 PM
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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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Old April 18th 04, 06:14 PM
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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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