Unjustified GA User Fee

On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 15:13:18 +0000, Steve Foley wrote:

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I agree 100%.

The airlines claim is costs as much for ATC to handle my Cherokee as it does
for them to handle a 747.

Why is ATC there to begin with? Class B around Boston (a big, commercial/air
carrier airport). Class C around Bradley, Manchester and Providence (all
big, commercial/air carrier airports). It there were no airlines, we
wouldn't need ATC in New England.

Hey! Let's get one thing straight here! Politics and big business
doesn't need logical consideration! With the likes of you, how do you
expect pork barrel projects and big business to continue raping the
American people? After all, it is well established, someone MUST rape the
American people. It is, after all, the American thing to do. You are
American, right?

I think it's clear you need to take your thoughtful comments and keep them
to your self. Politics simply has no place for insight like yours!


Greg

All grants for GA airports are "pork." Users should bear 100% of the
capital and operating costs of the airports. (Same for dual use and
commercial airports...)

"Skylune" wrote in message
lkaboutaviation.com...

All grants for GA airports are "pork." Users should bear 100% of the
capital and operating costs of the airports.


They are. The grants come from taxes on users.

How do you spell "uninformed?" You are 100% wrong.

Mr Lune, please answer the following questions, so I won't be uninformed:

What did the FAA collect in fuel tax last year?

What percent of that was collected from GA?

What did the FAA spend on ATC last year?

What percent of the recorded ATC operations last year were GA?

What did the FAA spend on capital improvements last year?

What percent of that was of no benefit to GA?

If you don't have the figures from 2005, feel free to use any other year
after 2001.



"Skylune" wrote in message
lkaboutaviation.com...
How do you spell "uninformed?" You are 100% wrong.

"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote:


"Skylune" wrote in message
alkaboutaviation.com...

All grants for GA airports are "pork." Users should bear 100% of the
capital and operating costs of the airports.


They are. The grants come from taxes on users.

19.4 cents federal tax per gallon of 100LL Skylune.

Ron Lee

All grants for GA airports are "pork."

If one looks up on faa.gov at who gets AIP funds, air carrier
fields gets the bulk. Then look at what GA fields get other than
mickey mouse grants, often safety items. The bigger GA fields
are relievers, to help keep corporate aviation out of big
airports, to prevent airline delays. So it's airlines and the
passengers who benefit too. In fact, in our town, the Port
Authority owns the big field and one reliever. They further
extract the reliever's operating deficit, like $1.5 million bucks
annually, out of the pockets of the air carriers, to keep the
bizjets out of their hair and not soak the city taxpayers to
subsidize bizjets.

Fred F.