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Turboprops exempt...oh boy!!!
I just received an e-mail from Senator Maria Cantwell telling me that the
proposed user fee of $25 per flight would not impact 90 percent of general aviation because recreational flights are exempt and so are all turboprop flights outside of controlled airspace. Golly gee! That means that I can (in my dreams) fly my turboprop single less than 1200 feet above the ground over much of the state of Washington for free...turboprop pilots in the eastern states can descend even lower to smell the roses without paying! Anyone want to hazard a guess as to how much this computer geek-millionaire-senator knows about uncontrolled airspace? Bob Gardner |
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On Aug 9, 3:06 pm, "Bob Gardner" wrote:
I just received an e-mail from Senator Maria Cantwell telling me that the proposed user fee of $25 per flight would not impact 90 percent of general aviation because recreational flights are exempt and so are all turboprop flights outside of controlled airspace. Golly gee! That means that I can (in my dreams) fly my turboprop single less than 1200 feet above the ground over much of the state of Washington for free...turboprop pilots in the eastern states can descend even lower to smell the roses without paying! Anyone want to hazard a guess as to how much this computer geek-millionaire-senator knows about uncontrolled airspace? Bob Gardner I can never understand why everyone here always gets all worked up whenever someone like a reporter or a politician shows that they don't have a private pilot level knowledge of aviation... I wonder if doctor newsgroups and lawyer newsgroups act the same way when a law is made regarding drugs or tort laws or something... |
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"Bob Gardner" wrote in
: I just received an e-mail from Senator Maria Cantwell telling me that the proposed user fee of $25 per flight would not impact 90 percent of general aviation because recreational flights are exempt and so are all turboprop flights outside of controlled airspace. Golly gee! That means that I can (in my dreams) fly my turboprop single less than 1200 feet above the ground over much of the state of Washington for free...turboprop pilots in the eastern states can descend even lower to smell the roses without paying! Anyone want to hazard a guess as to how much this computer geek-millionaire-senator knows about uncontrolled airspace? Bob Gardner Significantly less than the average amoeba. -- Marty Shapiro Silicon Rallye Inc. (remove SPAMNOT to email me) |
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On Thu, 09 Aug 2007 23:45:45 +0000, buttman wrote:
I wonder if doctor newsgroups and lawyer newsgroups act the same way when a law is made regarding drugs or tort laws or something... I'd act that way if a medically-ignorant person were dictating medical decisions regarding my health. Wouldn't you? - Andrew |
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We really can't assume that the Senator composed and sent the email.
That's why they have staff. Fred F. |
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On Aug 9, 7:01 pm, Andrew Gideon wrote:
On Thu, 09 Aug 2007 23:45:45 +0000, buttman wrote: I wonder if doctor newsgroups and lawyer newsgroups act the same way when a law is made regarding drugs or tort laws or something... I'd act that way if a medically-ignorant person were dictating medical decisions regarding my health. Wouldn't you? - Andrew Yes I would, but I doubt that particular senator in the OP was the one who wrote up that particular bill. All Senators do is say "yay" or "nay". |
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buttman wrote:
On Aug 9, 7:01 pm, Andrew Gideon wrote: On Thu, 09 Aug 2007 23:45:45 +0000, buttman wrote: I wonder if doctor newsgroups and lawyer newsgroups act the same way when a law is made regarding drugs or tort laws or something... I'd act that way if a medically-ignorant person were dictating medical decisions regarding my health. Wouldn't you? - Andrew Yes I would, but I doubt that particular senator in the OP was the one who wrote up that particular bill. All Senators do is say "yay" or "nay". Well let's see, she's on the Transportation Committee and on the Aviation Operations, Safety and Security Subcommittee. So she has a lot more to do with passing aviation related bills than your average senator. |
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"Bob Gardner" wrote in message ... I just received an e-mail from Senator Maria Cantwell telling me that the proposed user fee of $25 per flight would not impact 90 percent of general aviation because recreational flights are exempt and so are all turboprop flights outside of controlled airspace. Golly gee! That means that I can (in my dreams) fly my turboprop single less than 1200 feet above the ground over much of the state of Washington for free...turboprop pilots in the eastern states can descend even lower to smell the roses without paying! Anyone want to hazard a guess as to how much this computer geek-millionaire-senator knows about uncontrolled airspace? Bob Gardner $25 extra cost per flight when running a turbo prop - what's the big deal in the total running costs |
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S Green wrote:
"Bob Gardner" wrote in message ... I just received an e-mail from Senator Maria Cantwell telling me that the proposed user fee of $25 per flight would not impact 90 percent of general aviation because recreational flights are exempt and so are all turboprop flights outside of controlled airspace. Golly gee! That means that I can (in my dreams) fly my turboprop single less than 1200 feet above the ground over much of the state of Washington for free...turboprop pilots in the eastern states can descend even lower to smell the roses without paying! Anyone want to hazard a guess as to how much this computer geek-millionaire-senator knows about uncontrolled airspace? Bob Gardner $25 extra cost per flight when running a turbo prop - what's the big deal in the total running costs Well if you fly out and back every day for month it's $1500/mo. Pretty healthy cost increase considering you are getting nothing in return. |
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