The Data Dilemma
I read your synopsis on our data in the cockpit; how discouraging. (See Aviation Consumer, December 2011.) May I ask a question and make a comment? First, I think I vaguely remember reading some time ago that a portion of the aviation fuel tax had been set aside and saved up to fund the NextGen system, and that these funds were diverted to other uses not even within aviation. Am I correct or mistaken on this, or did something similar to this happen?
I don’t so much mind paying for what I use, but the current taxing and accounting practices in place don’t seem to allow for this. If what I presented above is true, I’m mad as hell.