[JYO] WHAT CAN I DO, PHIL?

 
'WHAT CAN I  DO, PHIL?' A MESSAGE FROM YOUR PRESIDENT
AOPA members are incensed about  the Bush administration's attempt to 
radically alter the FAA funding scheme. In  an _open  letter to members_ 
(http://www.aopa.org/whatsnew/newsitems/2007/070220funding.html) , AOPA 
President Phil 
Boyer this week talked about the  administration's plan to "coddle the airlines 
and kill general aviation with a  70-cents-a-gallon avgas tax, user fees for 
flying into Class B airspace, and new  or increased fees for other FAA 
'services.'" One member, echoing the feelings of  some others, wrote: "I'm 
going to 
sell my airplane now, Phil, and give up flying  because I won't be able to 
afford 
it anymore." While encouraging members not to  despair because the winnable 
fight has just begun, Boyer unveiled AOPA's  strategic battle plan. It calls 
for bringing pressure to bear on certain members  of Congress at specific 
times. 
In the coming months, members will be called to  help, but in a highly 
targeted fashion. And when the final bills are up for vote  by the entire 
Congress, 
AOPA will issue a national call to action. For those who  want to write their 
representatives now, _AOPA is  providing detailed information on what to say 
and how to send it_ 
(http://www.aopa.org/whatsnew/newsitems/2007/070222congress.html) . With  
Congress in recess this week, Boyer also urged members to talk 
to congressional  representatives while they are back at home meeting with 
constituents. 
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