Comments on: Nav Canada approves new service charges

By: Megginson Technologies: Land and Hold Short » Blog Archive » The FAA vs. General Aviation

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 10:32:18 +0000

[…] largely for the airlines’ benefit), and it’s even worse when organizations like Nav Canada or the FAA start acting as lobbyists for the […]

By: mike dever

mike dever — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 20:26:34 +0000

There are a number of issues facing general aviation. I do feel that user fees are definitely the ’cause of the moment’ however. Therefore, I have sponsored a Pledge Campaign on YouChoose.net and urge you all to sign in and support the fight against these fees. YouChoose can also be used to rally pilots around the other attacks on general aviation as well.
http://www.youchoose.net/pledge/no_general_aviation_user_fees/from/miked

By: Megginson Technologies: Land and Hold Short » Blog Archive » Threats to general aviation

Fri, 26 Jan 2007 13:31:41 +0000

[…] hurt GA, especially if they are per use (as in Australia) rather than flat fees (as in Canada, with one misguided exception); however, I think that there are even bigger issues facing North American general aviation. Here, […]

By: Land and Hold Short » Taking the fun out of flying

Land and Hold Short » Taking the fun out of flying — Sun, 26 Nov 2006 18:58:54 +0000

[…] So much for that. I’ll add 45 minutes to my trip, clear customs for free (in Massena, NY or Burlington, VT), then land at one of the airports just outside MassPort’s ring of control and ride the commuter train in, as I’ve done three times in the past. Check out the MassPort fee page to see how easily bad government can take the fun out of flying — it makes the forthcoming Nav Canada big-airport user fees look tame in comparison. […]

By: Land and Hold Short » Moving to a new airport

Land and Hold Short » Moving to a new airport — Sat, 09 Sep 2006 00:42:03 +0000

[…] Now, thought, the costs are catching up with me. I have a very good deal on a tie-down spot with plug-in at the big airport, but when I add up landing fees and other costs, I figure that it’s costing me about $1,000/year more to park at Macdonald-Cartier than it will at Rockcliffe (they’re the same distance from my house), even when I factor in two diversions/year for weather and the resulting cab fares and parking expenses. Next year, when Nav Canada brings in their new user fees for large airports, I calculate that the price difference will jump to $1,500/year. I won’t guess how hard a commercial pilot like Aviatrix or Sulako has to work to make that much, but it’s a lot for me, too, especially with two daugthers hitting university in the next decade. […]

By: david

david — Fri, 14 Apr 2006 00:28:34 +0000

The fee affects all aircraft, including those based at the airport. I don’t know what OFC will decide to do. I’m thinking about Rockcliffe, but the lack of an instrument approach there is a big issue for me.

By: Paul Tomblin

Paul Tomblin — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 20:11:59 +0000

Will this fee affect based aircraft as well? If so, where is OFC moving to? Where are you moving to?