"Paul kgyy" wrote in message
ups.com...
Support AOPA, they are our best protection against this. Economically,
I suspect that the tax money raised from our bugsmasher fuel usage
doesn't really cover the cost of service for FSS, VOR maintenance, ATC,
etc etc. But the result of fees will be that fewer people use the
system, which is part of the Law of Unintended Consequences.


The total revenue raised from the fuel tax is about $60 million. I do not
recall if this was for avgas alone or included GA jet fuel use too. The
cost of FSS is about $600 million (there is some dispute about this figure).
This information was in AOPA Pilot in the "Presidents Position" section
within the past year.

Mike
MU-2