Attracting Aviation Businesses -- How?

John nailed it. I've been in the aviation manufacturing game for 31 years, and
I have yet to come across an airport that didn't think that the thrill and
privilege of doing business on the airport wasn't worth a whole bunch of money.
When I was in San Diego, the business was located exactly 100 yards from the
airport boundary. The airport wanted double the square foot rent for a lesser
quality building AND 10% of the gross. Thank you no.

When we moved to Nevada County, it was far worse. YOU put up the building and
deed it to the county and rent it back for double the going rate PLUS an annual
gross sales fee that you had to negotiate from year to year. Again, the
business park around the airport had half the rent and no fees.

Jay, you could always do what I did. Run for your city/county board (whichever
the airport is located in) and then YOU get to make the rules on how the airport
is run. Be forewarned that it may cost you an airplane, a business, and a wife.
My two terms of office did.

Jim



john smith
shared these priceless pearls of wisdom:

-Jay Honeck wrote:
- But how? How the heck do you attract business like this to your airport?
- Any ideas?
-
-Biggest attraction/repulsion will be the taxation of a local business on
-the airport.

Jim Weir (A&P/IA, CFI, & other good alphabet soup)
VP Eng RST Pres. Cyberchapter EAA Tech. Counselor
http://www.rst-engr.com