FAA Seems Unwilling To Budge Over 'Extortionate' Demands For $500K In Fees
Aero-News Analysis/Commentary by ANN CEO/E-I-C Jim Campbell
Just about the time that you thought the FAA couldn't get any more difficult to understand... or justify... comes news that the Feds are ratcheting up the pressure on EAA to pay nearly $500K in additional fees to staff the annual Fly-In in Oshkosh, WI. What was a VERY short notice request for negotiations (just a few weeks ago) towards possible reimbursement for FAA expenditures now appears to have accelerated to an outright demand... and, worse, a threat. To compound matters, the situation appears to be on a short fuse, ostensibly intended to force EAA's hand as soon as possible.