Need a financial help !!!

Nor do they know how many vehicle miles are driven, or passengers per car,
or bus for that matter. But the FINANCIAL data, i.e. operating and
capital grants from the AIP, are known with certainty. They detail their
methodology in the full report, and it is the best data available.

And gimme a break (sorry about the NY accent), you really think the few
pennies GA pays in AVGAS taxes funds the cost of a GA airport, O&M,
personnel, ATC services (OK -- VFR does not use ATC directly, usually),
NTSB accident investigations (thousands going on at any one time), etc.
If so, I've got a profitable AMTRAK for sale.

Anyway, these subsidies, to the extent they exist, are definitely a good
thing, and we should do everything possible to maintain them, and protect
them from the specious arguments uninformed detractors, looking for
short-term political gain.

I am in favor of responsible use for GA, however orphaning GA financially
would present a prejudice to much of rural US and many specialty
businesses. The financial losses to pilot training would have to be made up
directly by the airlines, and would show up in ticketing costs, and the
direct transportation losses could not be made up by developing train or
commercial air routes. Any attempt to do so would lead immediately to
gigantic cost overruns, pollution and nuisance problems far outweighing
those of GA, and financial detriment to communities. The GA subsidy is a
very good deal for most Americans.

G Faris