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Old 17th Mar 2012, 13:07
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poteroo
 
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Ah, Yes......A User Fee

For many years now, YABA has been used for ILS training by a bunch of Perth based aircraft.

In recent times, as the Perth airspace became more congested, and the charges increased, we've seen a lot more ILS training down here.

The ILS does not belong to ASA. It belongs to the City of Albany who used a grant to purchase it, ($700k), and $300k to instal it. The cost of calibration and maintenance, (a contract with ASA), is around $180k annually.

As many see it, the owner has a right to impose 'user' charges for such an investment.

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