With you on that one Jaba.
As a taxpayer, I too want my tax revenue used efffectively and efficiently. I understand that such revenue must provide relief in many areas. But I do not want a return to the Flight OverService days of the past.
Bugsmasher users (and the like) must bear a higher burdon of the infrastructure that they expect will be there for them (ie they must accept the need for ADSB equipment). If they are not prepared to pay for a service (as appears to be the case) then they should not moan and groan when that service is reduced or removed. Thankfully, bugsmashers are much more reliable than in the past - not so sure about the people who now fly them who I liken much more to an average motorist who expects everything to work for them. Adequate preflight preparation is much less prevalent amongst todays pilots than those from the days of yore.
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