Originally Posted by
GogglesPisano
If we had true user fees instead of a fuel tax, and you used, "Minimal services," you would pay minimal fees.
If a King Air uses the same services as a 777, why should it pay less just because it uses less fuel?
Define "services".
Does a King Air need a 10,000 ft runway? Does it need wide-taxiways? Does it need a CAT 3 approach? Does it need a runway that's 18" thick designed to handle the weight bearing of a B777 when it's 1/10 the weight?
It's all hard to define what an airplane needs and needs to be charged for? If you start charging everyone for an IFR approach.. people are going to scud-run...