Originally Posted by
rickair7777
I'm a member, but I can't quite forget that AOPA's lobbying interests are sometimes at odds with the airline industry's (ie user fees).
Does the airline industry want expansion of user fees? I doubt anybody will have their rates drop with the expansion. Besides, under the most recent 2014 $100 user fee proposal piston aircraft were still exempt. Thankfully even that was shot down.
Keep in mind that the "industry" lobby interests may not be aligned with those of an individiaul pilot, while essentially all pilots start out / end up as GA.