Not user fees anymore, service fees...

"Frank Stutzman" wrote in message ...
In rec.aviation.homebuilt NW_Pilot wrote:

"Blueskies" wrote in message
et...
http://www.avweb.com/newspics/FAA_service_fees.pdf

Register your plane, $130.00

Process a medical, $42.00 (each time!)

Ouch!!!! Looks like they really want to kill general aviation.

Can't see how an increase in the cost of processing a medical is aimed
at killing GA. Commercial aviation also has to have pilots and those
pilots have to have current medicals.

Now granted the commercials pilots medical fees may be picked up by
his employer. Or at least the commercial pilot could take the fees
as a deduction on his income taxes.

Doesn't a first or second class medical (as needed by a commercial
pilot) cost a lot more than a third?


--
Frank Stutzman
Bonanza N494B "Hula Girl"
Boise, ID


3rd and 2nd class cost the same from my examiner...

Funny how you folks picked up on the medical processing fee, but no-one is talking about the other increases also. If
this were to be an equitable deal, then the registration costs would be based on the aircraft cost, or weight, number of
passengers, or some other normalizing criteria. $130 for a 747 is crazy if that is the same as what it costs for a Cub!