This just in, 1/10/2008, from AOPA

SENATOR THINKS USER FEES ARE DEAD
U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) says that, in his opinion, "user fees are dead." In a videotape address to more than 400 pilots attending an AOPA Pilot Town Meeting in Fort Lauderdale on Jan. 10, Nelson said that the Senate is working hard to reach a final agreement on the issue of FAA funding. He reminded pilots that he had coauthored an amendment to strip user fees from S.1300, the Senate Commerce Committee bill to "reauthorize" the FAA budget and spending. Although the Nelson-Sununu amendment failed by just one vote, Nelson said it "signaled that user fees are dead and it signaled that they are going to be out of the final FAA reauthorization bill." While the words are encouraging, AOPA President Phil Boyer said it's not over until the final vote. "AOPA will be working even harder on Capitol Hill, and when the timing is right! , we'll be asking all of our members to weigh in with their senators," he said.

Keep up the pressure!

Attention all pilots, aircraft owners, mechanics, technicians:

Another battle is at hand! Everyone needs to get involved, NOW, TODAY. Again, TODAY! Your voice needs to be put to the Senate, tell them about user fees, and what they can do with them! The Senate, AKA TAX Collector, is trying to bring back the user fee system, all this while giving the Airline industry another TAX BREAK. TAX Break? Oh Yeah, and guess who will pay for the          BIG BONUSES to the airline executives, that's right, YOU WILL.

Join the Alliance for Aviation Across America, it's free, and they have the links to your State Senators, and the letters are ready for you to send to them opposing this Airline BAILOUT.

Join in the fight by joining Alliance for Aviation Across America. We cannot win this battle without the help from every Pilot, Aircraft Owner, Medical Examiner, Mechanic, Technician, Aircraft Broker, Line Service Personnel, and the list goes on. Alliance is made up of ALL aviation interests that oppose USER FEES, including AOPA, AEA, NBAA, PAMA, and many other professional aviation organizations.

Let your VOTE Count, VOTE OUT those who have voted for, or are in favor of, user fees. Look at your congressman's voting record, then put your vote into action. Call them, ask them, email them, get their position on this important issue.

Every country that implemented user fees on aviation no longer has a General Aviation that is strong and thriving, and most are either dead, or so expensive that only the rich can fly!

Do you know a Pilot, Mechanic, or Technician from the major airlines that lost all of their pension plan when the airlines decided that they needed the money that was not theirs? How  is Congress helping these people? There're not, they are too busy taking that money in the form of contributions, and all this from the thieves that want to keep them in office.

VOTE THEM OUT!

The mismanaged airlines will stop at nothing to gain their $$$$$$ bonuses while putting the screws to everyone else in aviation. So many of my friends who work in the "Airline" industry  remember when they had an airplane, and so do I, they were customers too!

The former FAA Administrator admitted on her way out of public office that it was the Airlines schedules that have caused all the delays, NOT General Aviation. Now is that a surprise?

Get involved today!