Not the case at Camden... User pays you know.
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:aus-soaring- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Catherine Conway > Sent: Thursday, 2 February 2006 12:37 PM > To: 'Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.' > Subject: RE: [Aus-soaring] Gliding at "major" airports > > I thought gliders (and motorgliders) were exempt anyway? Simon paid a bill > for the Falke, then got a refund. > > -Cath > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kittel, > Stephen W (ETSA) > Sent: Thursday, 2 February 2006 11:40 AM > To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. > Subject: RE: [Aus-soaring] Gliding at "major" airports > > I assume it is landing fees for the same registration as your aircraft. > It isn't frequent but is common enough. The airports collect their > landing fees through the company Avdata who record all the circuit radio > calls and bill based on that. It can be people using false call signs to > avoid charges or simple mistranscriptions by Avdata. > > It has happened that SA aircraft have been billed from eastern states > airports for landing fees in the past. > I know it has happened to gliders from both Port Augusta GC and Adelaide > Uni. GC. > I don't recall exactly what AUGC did (something pointed about cross > country in their Arrow) but I sent a letter for the PAGC one saying they > weren't right and never heard any more about it. > Actually what I think I wrote was that it was a South Australian based > glider and we were pretty sure it wasn't where it was claimed to be but > if the airport owner really wanted us to check we could "search our > records" and a search fee would be charged to them. > It was a good few years ago now and I can't remember exactly what I > wrote or what airport it even was (maybe Qld). More plausible for a > club/business than an individual though. > > I suspect that if you send a letter along the lines of: > "Nope, wasn't me, I was somewhere else that day, someone else used my > rego, call me if you want any more info" you won't hear any more about > it. > > Regards > SWK > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Dave and Cath > > > > >Speaking of user fees, I have had two bills in 2004 from > >Camden airport, although I have never flown there. > >Their response is unsatisfying - they want me to prove that I > >was never there. > >Has this happened to anyone else? > > > >Dave Long > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring > > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list [email protected] To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
