This is killing me!!!

Well, try landing at Cleveland-Hopkins... Last year it was $70 to have
my wheels kiss the concrete... In your case it was a shock because you
"knew" it was free, but now you know different and you need to be
willing to pay the fee, or go elsewhere...
Denny

"mindenpilot" wrote in message
...

Sorry for the rant.
I just flew into Reno tonight.
As it turns out, Sierra Air Center, the only GA facility on the ramp that
doesn't charge a ramp fee, now charges a $15 parking fee.
Yup, as of Jan 1 there's no more free landing at Reno.
What makes it worse is they said, "There's no fee if you get 15 gallons of
fuel".
That sounded OK to me. I was almost full anyway.
18 gallons of fuel at $3.73 a gallon!
It would have been cheaper if I filled up in Minden and paid the $15
parking fee.
It's only $2.80/gal in Minden!
I felt violated!

Man, I'm bummed.
I liked to fly into Reno, get some lunch/dinner, practice in class C, etc.
No more.


If you don't want to pay these fees you can limit your flying to fields
without FBOs.

If you don't want to pay these fees you can limit your flying to fields
without FBOs.

???

You don't find charging $15 to park a Spam Can for 90 minutes to be
excessive?

I don't know where you fly, but here in the Midwest that FBO would be
ostracized out of existence.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:8KrKd.32689$EG1.17113@attbi_s53...

You don't find charging $15 to park a Spam Can for 90 minutes to be
excessive?


I understand free market competition and that FBOs need revenue. Don't want
to pay fees for parking? Don't go to airports that charge them.

There's no free market out here in California, and I suspect the same
in Boston. It takes a blessing from the county/city to approve miles of
permits. The county councils interview applicants and approve their
favorite.

-Robert

"Robert M. Gary" wrote in message
ups.com...

There's no free market out here in California, and I suspect the same
in Boston. It takes a blessing from the county/city to approve miles of
permits. The county councils interview applicants and approve their
favorite.


There are many in government that do not understand the value of free
markets. That's true nationwide.

"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message
.net...

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:8KrKd.32689$EG1.17113@attbi_s53...

You don't find charging $15 to park a Spam Can for 90 minutes to be
excessive?


I understand free market competition and that FBOs need revenue. Don't
want
to pay fees for parking? Don't go to airports that charge them.

Free market competition on a municipally owned airport?

What school of economic theory is that from?


--
Matt
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Matthew W. Barrow
Site-Fill Homes, LLC.
Montrose, CO

"Matt Barrow" wrote in message
...

Free market competition on a municipally owned airport?

What school of economic theory is that from?


Okay, you've never studied economics, but this isn't a proper forum for me
to teach it to you.

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:8KrKd.32689$EG1.17113@attbi_s53...
If you don't want to pay these fees you can limit your flying to fields
without FBOs.

???

You don't find charging $15 to park a Spam Can for 90 minutes to be
excessive?

I don't know where you fly, but here in the Midwest that FBO would be
ostracized out of existence.

I think I've hit maybe two fields without FBO's in the past couple years,
only three or four that have fees, and NONE that are so egregious.

I love it when companies/communities shoot themselves in the ass then bitch
when it backfires in their face. :~)


--
Matt
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Matthew W. Barrow
Site-Fill Homes, LLC.
Montrose, CO

Between renting the ramp space, the insurance and the cost of staffing the
place (not to mention inane TSA regulations), and the low volume of traffic,
I don't see how these charges are out of line. The airport charges the FBO
and the FBO charges you. I'd say we're getting one hell of a bargain (but,
don't tell any FBO owners that I said so :-)).

-Rob
"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:8KrKd.32689$EG1.17113@attbi_s53...
If you don't want to pay these fees you can limit your flying to fields
without FBOs.

???

You don't find charging $15 to park a Spam Can for 90 minutes to be
excessive?

I don't know where you fly, but here in the Midwest that FBO would be
ostracized out of existence.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"