catfishhunter 2 #76 June 5, 2007 Thank you for signing AOPA's petition against user fees. Your voice has been added to the 49,462 MAKE EVERY DAY COUNT Life is Short and we never know how long we are going to have. We must live life to the fullest EVERY DAY. Everything we do should have a greater purpose. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brianfry713 0 #77 June 5, 2007 I signed it. The danger that most people are talking about is that the fees won't stay at just $25 for long. This bill will allow the FAA to charge whatever they want in the future. Once there is a system in place that charges user fees soon there will be charges for every stage of the flight, and the costs of just collecting these fees will cause increased fees. The aviation fuel tax is already in place to charge based on usage, but if it triples then jump ticket prices will skyrocket overnight. Just think how it will affect you if your jump tickets rose to $50+ in October. The USPA is already involved in this battle. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rideclimbfall 0 #78 June 5, 2007 49,722 how many do you think it will take? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #79 June 5, 2007 Quote49,722 how many do you think it will take? Good question there. You really think government bureaucracy that were not voted to office actually listens to the general population, or at least to general aviators?"Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
klingeme 1 #80 June 5, 2007 49,812 Mark Klingelhoefer Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cornholio 0 #81 June 5, 2007 49,839 Butthead: Whoa! Burritos for breakfast! Beavis: Yeah! Yeah! Cool! bellyflier on the dz.com hybrid record jump Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sitflypat 0 #82 June 5, 2007 49,866DFV-3332/ SCR-14639/ SCS-8185 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydivingchad 0 #83 June 6, 2007 50,012 Sometimes you're the windshield, sometimes you're the bug. Pelt Head #3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #84 June 6, 2007 Thank you for signing AOPA's petition against user fees. Your voice has been added to the 50,300 others who have already signed this petition.---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #85 June 6, 2007 Quote[...You really think government bureaucracy that were not voted to office actually listens to the general population, or at least to general aviators? Sad, but true....one can always hope, eh?My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,026 #86 June 7, 2007 By John Hughes June 6 (Bloomberg) -- Aviation user fees won't be part of a U.S. House plan for funding the Federal Aviation Administration, Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman James Oberstar said. Existing taxes can cover the FAA's budget and airport projects for the next five years, Oberstar said in an interview. President George W. Bush had proposed a fee that would pay for more than half of the FAA's $14.1 billion budget. ``None of what the administration was proposing'' will be included, Oberstar, a Minnesota Democrat, said in Washington. ``We're plotting a path to achieving it without the administration's fees.'' Small-plane owners opposed fees based on airspace use, fearing higher costs. Airlines and passengers pay two-thirds of costs now through taxes on passenger tickets, fuel, cargo and frequent-flier miles. Even without fees, airlines hope Congress will require corporate-jet users to pay more, said David Castelveter, spokesman for the Washington-based Air Transport Association. ``We're tired of subsidizing corporate aviation,'' he said. Oberstar said House lawmakers are still drafting an FAA proposal that will be ready for an aviation subcommittee vote later this month. A Senate panel passed its version of the plan May 16. It includes a small-scale version of Bush's fee that, at $25 a flight, would collect $400 million a year. Bush didn't specify the amount of his fee.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
txhoss 0 #87 June 7, 2007 Thank you for signing AOPA's petition against user fees. Your voice has been added to the 51,063 others who have already signed this petition. Have Rig will travel ... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Krip 2 #89 June 7, 2007 Got beat out by a pixie againJune 7, 9:30 PST #51,223 I snooze I lose One Jump Wonder Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tucoxn 0 #91 June 7, 2007 51,324 "Moderation in everything - even in moderation!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
towerrat 0 #92 June 8, 2007 51,533Play stupid games, win stupid prizes! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pop 0 #94 June 8, 2007 51,708 7 ounce wonders, music and dogs that are not into beer Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiver1717 0 #95 June 9, 2007 51,787 The air up there in the clouds is very pure and fine, bracing and delicious. And why shouldn't it be? It is the same the angels breathe. — Mark Twain, Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SuFantasma 0 #96 June 9, 2007 51,881 & 51,882 ( have your SO sign a pettion too !)Y yo, pa' vivir con miedo, prefiero morir sonriendo, con el recuerdo vivo". - Ruben Blades, "Adan Garcia" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joblades 0 #97 June 10, 2007 Your voice has been added to the 52,008 others who have already signed this petition.~Freedom is never free Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyChimp 0 #98 June 10, 2007 52,025 now Does anyone else find it funny that we made a SPORT out of an EMERGENCY PROCEDURE?!?! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slotperfect 7 #99 June 10, 2007 52,027 Arrive Safely John Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eddytheeagle 0 #100 June 11, 2007 52137Don't underestimate your ability to screw up! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
