AOPA and ATC Privatization

ATC fee for providing separation for each aircraft should definitely be
charged to each aircraft... The charge should be some tiny percentage of the
gross revenue earned on that flight ... Lets pick a multiplier, say 0.001..

Assume 300 passengers paying an average $300 ticket = $90,000 for KORD to
KDFT... times 0.001 = $90 that ABC Airlines sends to the feds... (actually
it is easier than that... Quarterly, ABC Airline sends 0.001 of it's gross
revenue and you don't have to fool with tracking routes)

Now, Joe Schmuk flying his Whizbanger Four flies the same route... Gross
revenue for the flight = $0.00... times 0.001.. Charge = $0.00

Seems fair to me...

Denny
" It costs the same
to separate a 747 from a 172 as it does to separate the 172 from the 747.
Obviously the 747 is paying a lot more for the service than the 172. The
airlines want to change this and the 172 owner (and Gulfstream owner)
wants
to keep it the same as it is now.

Why should the charge for the same service be different for different
customers?

Mike
MU-2


"Dennis O'Connor" wrote in message
...
ATC fee for providing separation for each aircraft should definitely be
charged to each aircraft... The charge should be some tiny percentage of
the
gross revenue earned on that flight ... Lets pick a multiplier, say
0.001..

Assume 300 passengers paying an average $300 ticket = $90,000 for KORD to
KDFT... times 0.001 = $90 that ABC Airlines sends to the feds...
(actually
it is easier than that... Quarterly, ABC Airline sends 0.001 of it's gross
revenue and you don't have to fool with tracking routes)

Now, Joe Schmuk flying his Whizbanger Four flies the same route... Gross
revenue for the flight = $0.00... times 0.001.. Charge = $0.00

Seems fair to me...

Denny
" It costs the same
to separate a 747 from a 172 as it does to separate the 172 from the
747.
Obviously the 747 is paying a lot more for the service than the 172.
The
airlines want to change this and the 172 owner (and Gulfstream owner)
wants
to keep it the same as it is now.

Because price is set more directly by value to the consumer than by cost to
the producer-- free enterprise 101.

Cheers,
John Clonts
Temple, Texas

"Mike Rapoport" wrote in message
.net...
Why should the charge for the same service be different for different
customers?

Mike
MU-2


"Dennis O'Connor" wrote in message
...
ATC fee for providing separation for each aircraft should definitely be
charged to each aircraft... The charge should be some tiny percentage of
the
gross revenue earned on that flight ... Lets pick a multiplier, say
0.001..

Assume 300 passengers paying an average $300 ticket = $90,000 for KORD
to
KDFT... times 0.001 = $90 that ABC Airlines sends to the feds...
(actually
it is easier than that... Quarterly, ABC Airline sends 0.001 of it's
gross
revenue and you don't have to fool with tracking routes)

Now, Joe Schmuk flying his Whizbanger Four flies the same route... Gross
revenue for the flight = $0.00... times 0.001.. Charge = $0.00

Seems fair to me...

Denny
" It costs the same
to separate a 747 from a 172 as it does to separate the 172 from the
747.
Obviously the 747 is paying a lot more for the service than the 172.
The
airlines want to change this and the 172 owner (and Gulfstream owner)
wants
to keep it the same as it is now.

User fees cannot discriminate by ability to pay.

Mike
MU-2


"John Clonts" wrote in message
...
Because price is set more directly by value to the consumer than by cost
to
the producer-- free enterprise 101.

Cheers,
John Clonts
Temple, Texas

"Mike Rapoport" wrote in message
.net...
Why should the charge for the same service be different for different
customers?

Mike
MU-2


"Dennis O'Connor" wrote in message
...
ATC fee for providing separation for each aircraft should definitely
be
charged to each aircraft... The charge should be some tiny percentage
of
the
gross revenue earned on that flight ... Lets pick a multiplier, say
0.001..

Assume 300 passengers paying an average $300 ticket = $90,000 for KORD
to
KDFT... times 0.001 = $90 that ABC Airlines sends to the feds...
(actually
it is easier than that... Quarterly, ABC Airline sends 0.001 of it's
gross
revenue and you don't have to fool with tracking routes)

Now, Joe Schmuk flying his Whizbanger Four flies the same route...
Gross
revenue for the flight = $0.00... times 0.001.. Charge = $0.00

Seems fair to me...

Denny
" It costs the same
to separate a 747 from a 172 as it does to separate the 172 from the
747.
Obviously the 747 is paying a lot more for the service than the 172.
The
airlines want to change this and the 172 owner (and Gulfstream
owner)
wants
to keep it the same as it is now.