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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! |
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"Blueskies" wrote: 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! Is there more paperwork to register a 747 than a piper cub? -- Bob Noel (goodness, please trim replies!!!) |
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Blueskies wrote:
Medical insurance covers the FAA medical? Mine does (Blue Cross). Happy Flying! Scott Skylane |
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"Blueskies" wrote in message . net... "NW_Pilot" wrote in message . .. Yea, but some pilots barly get by as it is. I know a one that has to go in for a third class 3 times a year due to past mediacl issues he can barly afford to fly as it is. he is thankfull that he has medial insurance. Medical insurance covers the FAA medical? Well he has to pay the AME's fee, It covers all the extra stuff that is required of him all them office visits, pokes and prods, lab fees, and tests! Once he can no longer get 100% medical coverage he is done would make him go broke. |
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"NW_Pilot" wrote in
: Well he has to pay the AME's fee, It covers all the extra stuff that is required of him all them office visits, pokes and prods, lab fees, and tests! Once he can no longer get 100% medical coverage he is done would make him go broke. I believe one of the larger AME costs is recurrency required to maintain their AME status (travel, lodging, etc.) |
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Not user fees anymore, service fees...
"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!) It look like the AOPA is OK with this bill and 'fee structure'. It also looks like a lot of folks were OK with it at Oshkosh. All sorts of AOPA 'No User Fees' support H.R.2881 stickers on shirts and things... AOPA will not be getting a renewal from me this year. http://www.aopa.org/whatsnew/newsite...0801house.html |
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