Re: Air Carriers and Biz-jets Target GA Recreational Fliers

On May 25, 9:17 am, "Steven P. McNicoll" <roncach...@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

They'd have to trust the "big sky, little airplane" theory, just as they did
prior to ATC.  Presumanly the major delays you refer to would be waiting for
good weather, which would not be flying IFR.  That wouldn't eliminate delays
at major hubs, however.  If an airport has a maximum capacity of X
operations per hour under ideal conditions and  more than X hourly
operations are scheduled delays are unavoidable.

Welcom to the discusion. You have taken alot of my post out of
context. I dont know how much IFR you do in uncontrolled airspace but
you gotta admit, things definatly move slower. This is part what I was
refering to. The other part is that reliever airports rely on the
major airports for funding. The FAA set it up that way, not the
airlines. My guess is that you dont own your own airport and the
airport you fly out of has benefited from fees and taxes from people
other than the pilots who use it. The OP posted links to press
releases or editorials that had a bit of overstatement on both sides.
Editorials are nice and interesting, but they are mostly one persons
opinion. I think much of the diaolouge here could probably be between
the NBAA and the FAA. I welcome Boyers opinion but I disagree with
alot of what he says and I think AOPA does GA a diservice in many
ways. Dont make assumptions about that, it is just my opinion AFTER
having been a member for a few years.





Phil is a bit off here. I guess he wants to ignore how much of the
system has been put in place to suport GA. Also, I wouldnt put much
stock in Useless Today.

Well, how much of the system HAS been put in place to suport GA?

This is a good question. As a percentage I would guess most of it. Ask
yourself this the next time you fly an approach into a field that is
not served by an airline. Another good example is WAAS which was
funded in no small part by the taxpayers and traveling public, and yet
it is of almost no use to the airlines.




What are the respective fuel tax rates?

The last time I read about it, it was 38 cents a gallon.




If it works as advertized NEXGEN will be safer and more efficient but it
will do nothing to reduce airline delays.

OK Phil <G>

F Baum

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