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FAA funding and general
aviation taxes
On February 14, the Bush
Administration released its proposal for
changing the funding mechanism for the
Federal Aviation Administration. In short,
here's what the administration proposal
would do:
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Raise general
aviation gasoline taxes 366
percent to 70.1 cents per gallon (jet
fuel is increased from 21.9 to 70.1
cents per gallon)
- Allow the FAA to impose
user fee charges
on GA aircraft flying in Class B
airspace
- Allow the FAA to charge
landing fees at
some 215 airports
- Charge the airlines user fees,
instead of taxes, and
reduce the
amount the airlines pay to the
federal government
- Create an
airline-dominated board to help
set user fee rates and run the air
traffic control system
- Allow the FAA to set fees and
spending with no
recourse to Congress or the courts.
(View the text of the
Next Generation Air Transportation
System Financing Reform Act of 2007.)
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pilots who have a Mentor to help them through flight training
are three times more likely to earn their pilot certificates.
That simple fact is the reason that AOPA is beefing up its
AOPA Project Pilot program. "AOPA Project Pilot will help
America's pilot population grow by giving student pilots the
support they need to complete their training," said AOPA
President Phil Boyer. "Since 1980, while the total U.S.
population has grown by 25 percent, the pilot population has
declined by the same percentage. And, worse, student starts
are down by more than twice that rate.
"The United States has, from December 17, 1903, been the
world leader in aviation. To keep that distinction, we've got
to turn the pilot numbers around, and AOPA Project Pilot is a
big step in the right direction."
The program draws on the strength of AOPA's more than
408,000 members, calling on each of them to identify a strong
candidate for flight training, help them get started, and
support them as they work toward their certificates.
To accomplish that, AOPA Project Pilot provides powerful
tools, centered on a new Web site,
www.AOPAProjectPilot.org, which helps Mentors keep in
touch with their students and track progress while providing
support, tips, and encouragement.
 More
on AOPA Project Pilot...
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'AOPA Pilot' launches new Web pages
See the award-winning articles from AOPA Pilot come
to life in a new section
of AOPA Online.
In the December issue, now in the mail to AOPA members
worldwide, you'll read a tale about the hearty souls who
revisit the Golden Age of aviation by barnstorming through
modern-day Middle America. Through our new Web presence, you
can hear the throaty rumble of those big radial engines on a
1929 Travel Air 4000 and a 1929 Fleet. Watch as visitors gawk
at these amazing old airplanes and the pilots who fly them.
Interactive
Pilot magazine...
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