Trouble ahead over small plane fees

Skylune wrote:

You gotta be kidding me.


I'm not.



Do you know how the AIP is funded, by source.
Do you know if your local airport does a project, it is usually 90% funded
by FAA grants, 5% state, and 5% local???

Do you know about the $150k annual operating subsidies that many GA
airports receive??

Do you know about the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, that determine
tax expenditures for various transportation categories??

I guess not. Just listen to Boyer, and his hyperbole and rhetorical
arguments.

(Why am I starting to see an analogy between the Boyer-types and the
French student protestors?)


I'll answer your questions after you answer mine. That's only fair,
mine were asked first. I'll repeat them for your convenience:

What is your evidence that thousands of GA airports, that is, airports
that have no air carrier or military operations, are being subsidized?

Who advocates subsidies for recreational flying?

by "roncachamp" Apr 12, 2006 at 03:28 PM



I'll answer your questions after you answer mine. That's only fair,
mine were asked first. I'll repeat them for your convenience:

What is your evidence that thousands of GA airports, that is, airports
that have no air carrier or military operations, are being subsidized?

Who advocates subsidies for recreational flying?



For your convenience, I will re-re-re post the United States Bureau of
Transporation Statistics data that shows GA as having massive subsidies.
That is only partial evidence; other data abounds.

http://www.bts.gov/programs/federal_...figure_06.html


For your additional edificiation, I suggest you look up how much your
beloved avgas taxes contribute to the entire AIP pot: you will find it to
be under 3%.

Your second question: Boyer, who wants fuel taxes left intact, who
advocates for state tax subsidies, etc.

Happy?

Skylune wrote:

For your convenience, I will re-re-re post the United States Bureau of
Transporation Statistics data that shows GA as having massive subsidies.
That is only partial evidence; other data abounds.

http://www.bts.gov/programs/federal_...figure_06.html


I see no information there on the number of airports without air
carrier or military operations that are being subsidized. Perhaps if
you actually answered the question that is being asked you wouldn't
have to re-re-re post.



For your additional edificiation, I suggest you look up how much your
beloved avgas taxes contribute to the entire AIP pot: you will find it to
be under 3%.


What percentage of the AIP pot is spent for the sole benefit of those
that burn avgas?



Your second question: Boyer, who wants fuel taxes left intact, who
advocates for state tax subsidies, etc.


Please provide a verifiable quote of Mr. Boyer advocating subsidies for
recreational flying.



Happy?


Happy that you couldn't answer my questions? I'm not happy or unhappy
about that, but it is what I expected.