"Vaughn" wrote in message
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"Glenn Jones" wrote in message
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"Dude" wrote:

AFAIK, the big traffic increases are coming from increased use of
business
jets trying to join in where the scheduled players are already trying to
crowd each other out in order to lose money on every flight. Let's say
we
want a $20 fee per flight for using the IFR system.

Would that not tempt some to fly through clouds without benefit of a
clearance? Would you bother with a VFR flight plan or flight following if
it cost money?

Vaughn

Another good reason to avoid the fees. The whole point of the present
system is NOT to keep you from running into me or another prop plane. Not a
big deal to them, really. However, let you run into a jet and kill someone
"important" or a bunch of commercial passengers and instead of - "Oops, we
shouldn't have charged for that!" it will be - "Those idiots are dangerous,
and we should make it even HARDER for them to use OUR sky."

Yes, it is the 21st century and psychologists and economists have been
writing theories for decades, yet it is still not common knowledge that
people will avoid spending money if they can. Even to their own peril.