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Originally Posted by attackpilot
Hello All:
I would like to know the Airline Pilot's Association's (ALPA) position on the proposed budget so I wrote them an email last night. I know the airline managment is for it because it will ease their burden. However, most airline pilots learned to fly in general aviation and probably worked there as well. I would hope that the pilots' would be against this budget because it hurts the little guy. How are we going to grow future pilots when it will be so expensive that only people that can afford polo can participate?...
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Well, I can't answer for the union because I don't know their official position on this topic, but I can tell you my position as a card carrying ALPA member and an airline pilot. I am most totally against sticking it to the little guys! My background is totally GA and I obviously still have quite a passion for it!! I live for my passion as well as quite a few other airline pilots I know.
Granted, there are a number of airline types that came from the military and really do not know anything about GA, so they may or may not have a position on this. If anything, they are probably more prone to believing GA user fees would be a good thing because it taxes the "rich"...or some such nonsense. It's not really their fault, because they just don't know any better.
That's where I come in...
This story is now front page headlines, and it gives me the opportunity to talk to these guys about general aviation and about our side of the story.
I know many of my airline brothers feel the same way I do!