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They may using the same resources, but they are not consuming them at anything near an equal rate. The 777 uses more of that resource in the same amount of time.Originally Posted by GogglesPisano
You missed my point. If a Cessna 172 and a 777 are both in the IFR system how are they not using the same resources? As it stands right now (fuel taxes) and which one is subsidizing the other. The same could be said for corporate jets.
For instance, how many clearance/ground/tower/departure/approach/center controllers are required for a 777 to conduct a 5-6 flight from EWR to LAX? How many times a day/week does it do that?
Now how many controllers does it take for a cessna 172 to do an 5-6 hr IFR flight from an uncontrolled field in Tennessee to an uncontrolled field in Florida with a fuel stop in Alabama? How many times a week does it do that?
the consumption rate is not the same.