GA Gate

[Traffic_Is_Er_Was]

Looks more to me that that was a ruling on a point of legal or accounting order, rather than because the FAA particularly thought SMO was an important piece of aviation infrastructure. If grant money hadn't been involved, do you think the FAA would have been involved at all?

As for taxes, we all pay them, you can keep living in your fantasy socialist world where the state takes care of you and everything is provided free of charge, and the rest of us will live in the real world.

I'm done with this.

[Lead Balloon]

All of the taxi drivers, motel owners, pub owners, general store owners and tourism businesses near the aerodrome you manage, TIEW, thank you for discouraging us freeloading (Socialist) GA losers from cluttering up your aerodrome and the local area.

[runway16]

Originally Posted by Dexta

Please don't make the mistake of believing every country airfield is owned and operated by the council. We have TO PAY the council many thousands of dollars for the privilege of running an airport. We provide a sealed strip, two grass strips, PAL, lounge, good clean toilets, snacks etc and we still get people who bitch about a $10 landing fee!
Remember that there are private airfields all over the country that get no government or council grants and have to recoup the cost of maintenance somehow.

But hold it a minute, do I recall that if I drive through that country town do I then get a charge for driving on the council maintained road, use the public toilets, park on Main Street, and of course put something into the local economy by buying fuel and food?

[Lead Balloon]

Socialist!