Aviation association leaders stand united at Oshkosh

Aviation association leaders stand united at Oshkosh

2-Aug-2013 Source: HAI

HAI President Matt Zuccaro and six other general aviation (GA) association presidents sat together at EAA’s AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis., and discussed both the challenges facing the GA industry and the successes the industry has had over the past year.

Zuccaro joined Experimental Aircraft Association Chairman Jack Pelton, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) President Craig Fuller, National Business Aviation Association President Ed Bolen, National Air Transportation Association (NATA) President Tom Hendricks, General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) President Pete Bunce, and National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) President Henry “Henry O” Ogrodzinski.

The various GA sectors share many of the same concerns.

One of the big topics of discussion was the FAA’s decision to charge EAA nearly half a million dollars to staff the control tower at what, for this week, is the busiest air traffic control tower in the world. All of the association heads noted their strong opposition to what is, in effect a user fee – or as NBAA’s Bolen noted, a new user tax.

Zuccaro also talked about the relatively new phenomenon of legislators forcing changes to airspace for reasons that have nothing to do with safe or efficient use of the nation’s airspace.

The panel discussion ended with a reminder from Henry O that the reason the associations are stronger together is their membership and a call for members to be active in their support of GA.

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