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I ran into problems that are still unresolved in Germany in 1992. I arrived in a DC 8 at Köln with an Ercoupe in the cargo bay in pieces. We reassembled the Airplane at the Köln airport and got ready to fly out, when the German authorities showed up and attempted to assess 161 Marks in landing fees! I told them we didn't land there but arrived as cargo. They refused to believe me. I still get bills, the tenacity is unbelievable. Wayne Woollard ----- Original Message ----- From: Karl Sutterfield To: Mike Dean ; [email protected] Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 6:36 AM Subject: RE: [COUPERS-FLYIN] RE: Digest list: Ercoupe Hangar Flying ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- At 08:19 AM 2/16/2007, Mike Dean wrote: Which points out the fallacy in the whole user fee idea. As pilots fly less and less, they use fewer and fewer services, thus paying fewer and fewer fees. And when they get down to ZEEEE-RO hours flown, they pay ZEEE-RO fees. Gosh, anyone think that might cause a funding "crisis"? That's exactly what has happened in New Zealand: when they started charging for weather services, pilots stopped using them, which prompted cuts in staffing, equipment and so on. So now, even those who are willing to pay for the quality of service they used to have ... can't get it. Like all things, "free market economics" (and capitalism in general) should be enjoyed in moderation. The profit motive is necessary, but it ain't sufficient. Karl Sutterfield N9532V, Mooney M10 Cadet s.n. 700022 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Box 294150 Kerrville, TX 78029 830-257-5458 home office 830-257-5468 fax 830-285-7323 cell ============================================================================== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm ============================================================================== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm
