The Congressman from our district has an aid visit each of the smaller towns once a month. I took advantageg of that visit today to voice my opinion about the user fee issue. While I was not the first to address this issue, the aid did say that I had a slightly differnet approach.
I took a sectional in with me and pointed out how many little circles there were on that map as opposed to the 1 airport that supported commercial flights. After that I explained how many aircraft each of the circles represented and for the clincher, explained that each aircraft repreasented at least 10 votes. Just for icing, I explained some of the "features" of the European system that some folks seem to want to duplicate and then directer the aid to the AOPA website and video about a flight in Europe. At the end I couldn't resist adding, "And oh, by the way, the organization that produced the video represents about 450000 votes." I think there is at least one Congressman who will get a message about how at least one of his constituents feels. Folks, this thing isn't dead yet. Keep writing, calling, emailing, and visiting. Tommy
