The California Assembly passed legislation Aug. 31 that would impose a moratorium on costly new flight training regulations in the state, according to the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association.
Assembly Bill 1889 would delay the controversial flight school regulations from the California Private Postsecondary Act of 2009 until July 1, 2011, to allow time for the legislature and aviation industry to review the issue and consider alternatives, AOPA officials report. The Senate had already adopted the bill, which now goes to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
The controversial flight school regulations mandate that anyone providing flight instruction, be it a Part 61 part-time flight instructor, a small FBO or a Part 141 operation, must pay an initial $5,000 fee, followed by a $1,000 annual fee, and 0.75% of yearly revenue to the state. Minimum operational standards, including that all instructors must have at least three years of education or experience in the field they teach or the a demonstration of equivalency, must be adhered to. (Read Meg Godlewski’s story on the bill here.)
In an unpopular effort to gain revenue from the mining industry, Nevada levied taxation upon prospectors. The now pay a tax on selling their mining claims to the mining industry. Note that they receive the lowest income in the industry. The state of Nevada has been 3rd in mining in the world behind to COUNTRIES! Last report, the prospectors were exiting to Canada! Yes, the profits will be better in socialist Canada.
Anyone have a guess where California’s Pilot training is going. My guess is ‘out of state”!!