Instead of lobbying here, go talk to lawyers, weeping widows, etc. Get them to stop suing for 1M if someone dies because they were stupid. Thats a HUGE reason this stuff is so expensive. Look, you need a:
100 hr inspection
annual inspection
overhaul when an engine reaches a certain tach time. (up to 40K)
ELT inspection every year
static every 2 years
transponder every two years
airplane needs insurance
CFI or flight school needs insurance
fuel (10 GPH average * 4 bucks)
hanger rental
and the list goes on. See why its so expensive? The school I went to had to pay over 70K a year on insurance on 6 planes.
Go to airnav.com. , and you will see avgas is NOT what mogas is for us.
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