In the US, Canada and Australia it is your right to be able to fly. No roads in some places!
In Europe it is a privilege to be able to fly.
This sort of drivel is posted by people who actually think it makes them seem clever. It doesn't. You pay for lessons, fly a syllabus, pass the ground exams & pass a flight test - the process is the same in all those countries.
Shoreham Airport has strict noise abatement rules:
Shoreham Airport has a local agreement with West Sussex County Council (under section 52 of the Town and Country Planning Act) which among other things sets limits on:
- Total annual air traffic movements (75,000 max excluding emergency services)
- Touch and Go movements (22,000 max within the overall total of 75,000)
- The number of heavy aircraft (ie in excess of 15000lbs) using the airfield in any one year.
- The hours and types of operation.
and their charges are deliberately high to keep annual movements within their limits. They do not charge for genuine go arounds or baulked approaches.
You are a hobby flyer. Assuming you are a grown up, there is no good reason why anyone else should subsidise your hobby, least of all the taxpayer. Airfield fees are how you pay for the infrastructure you use. You have a choice, if you don't think an airfield is worth the money, don't use it.