Trouble ahead over small plane fees

"Steve Foley" wrote in message
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I've heard that on a busy summer weekend, Nantucket Airport
(ACK) has more operations than Logan (BOS). If we go to an
operation based fee, I hope Nantucket gets the same level of
funding as Boston does.


This might very well be true. However, you need to find out how many
operations are "local" (pattern practice), and how many are "transient"
(actually go someplace). Many GA airports have high numbers of operations,
but once you subtract the student pilot pattern practice flights there is
very little activity left.

"Tom Conner" wrote in message
nk.net...

This might very well be true. However, you need to find out how many
operations are "local" (pattern practice), and how many are "transient"
(actually go someplace). Many GA airports have high numbers of
operations,
but once you subtract the student pilot pattern practice flights there is
very little activity left.


Why would you subtract the student pilot pattern practice flights?

Many GA airports have high numbers of operations,
but once you subtract the student pilot pattern practice flights there is
very little activity left.

Does it matter? Fly the pattern for an hour at Teterboro and you get
ten landing fees. It's more expensive than the plane.

Jose
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Nantucket is an island off the coast of Massachusetts - right next to
Martha's Vinyard. Very little training activity. I'd guess it's close to
100% transients.

"Tom Conner" wrote in message
nk.net...

"Steve Foley" wrote in message
...
I've heard that on a busy summer weekend, Nantucket Airport
(ACK) has more operations than Logan (BOS). If we go to an
operation based fee, I hope Nantucket gets the same level of
funding as Boston does.


This might very well be true. However, you need to find out how many
operations are "local" (pattern practice), and how many are "transient"
(actually go someplace). Many GA airports have high numbers of
operations,
but once you subtract the student pilot pattern practice flights there is
very little activity left.