NATCA Going Down in Flames

On Fri, 08 Sep 2006 20:48:42 GMT, Larry Dighera
wrote in :

readability = credibility

Ron Lee wrote:
You know, like GA pilots who want tax subsidies to
support their hobby.

What don't you understand about fuel taxes? Are you working on
your assignment showing costs and fees/taxes paid among the various
aviation groups? If not then you really should stop the GA tax
subsidy rant.

The subsidy from the AIP fund for GA is small. To help out in
this "assignment," I analyzed AIP grants for a recent year. Let's
take Florida, where there's many "hobby pilots." Exactly 3% of
Florida's grant money went to GA airports, and the projects were
mostly concrete. Recreational pilots are not helped much if at
all by: lengthening a 4,000' rwy, another taxiway, fancy approach
light systems, or an ILS. None of the projects involved
resurfacing a rwy, which we'll say is beneficial to all users if
in bad shape. Also, 8 GA airports rec'd grants, meaning 103 didn't.

Fred F.

Skylune wrote:
Many federal, unionized employees have an entitlement mentality. You know,
like GA pilots who want tax subsidies to support their hobby.

Oh, you'd rather tax money go to welfare mothers with 10 kids. I see.
NOW your mentality makes sense. How about you quit the crack, go to
college, and stop making babies?