Based on the G100UL fuel leak thread what's your position?

[A64Pilot]

The reason given to me why Georgia pumped so much money into Rural airports was in the hope to bring in Business.

‘There was some formula, I think if there wasn’t a runway within 50 miles of your little airport and your runway wasn’t at least 5,000 ft, the Government through a grant would pay for your runway to be extended, they also built hangars and new FBO buildings. The theory was that your little town was more likely to get Companies to build there if there was a Biz Jet runway in the town.

In my part of the world hunting, particularly Quail hunting is big business, in Camilla for instance when the new T hangars were built the tied down aircraft were given use of the old shade hangars for free, it wasn’t just being nice, it was to have the ramp space for the Biz Jets bringing in hunters, and these wealthy hunters spend big on their hunting trips enriching the local economy.

Attached pic is Camilla Ga with the morning deliveries of hunters in their Jets

When I was a kid in the 60’s these hunts went for $1,000 a day per hunter. I assume they are likely five times that at least today? If so and there are an average of 20 hunters, then $100K a day for a little rural town is good money for the local area.

Edited 7 hours ago by A64Pilot

[GeeBee]

12 hours ago, ragedracer1977 said:

What’s this property tax thing you speak of? 

It is the money that keeps the airport in the green and out of the hands of developers.