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By General Aviation News Staff · July 6, 2007 ·

“These massive tax increases are not only a serious threat to the future of general aviation in this country, but to the businesses and commerce generated by non-commercial aviation that is the lifeblood of the economy of smaller cities such as ours.”

— Andy Spinks, airport director, City of New Braunfels, Texas

“Instructors have more to teach now when it comes to electronic navigation. The Practical Test Standards were written back when all we had were VORs and ADFs.”

— Bryan Evans, Designated Pilot Examiner, Seattle

“The pilot community will be the definite loser if we go away.”

— Leon Thomas, CSC DUAT program manager, on the FAA’s decision to not renew the DUAT contracts

“If you are a relatively sane person, would you consider working on a project that has two impossible problems facing it?”

— Ben Visser, GAN’s fuels expert, on the prospects of unleaded avgas

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