Mike wrote:
> "noname" <bonanzaman@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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>> I landed at Bridge****t air****t in Connecticut to pick up a friend and
>> ended up at Atlantic Aviation Services. I was trying to get on the
>> other side of the tarmac to where my friends plane was parked but it
>> was blocked. The FBO guy waved me in to park and with nowhere else to
>> go I parked. Before I got off the wing of my plane, I was told to pay
>> ramp fees of $20.
>> I told him I was going to leave and he insisted that I go inside and
>> pay or I would get billed via N number. I went in and complained and
>> they insisted again.
>>
>> I paid and commented on their policy which left them surprised.
>>
>> Is this legal to not have the ramp fees posted and demand payment even
>> though I offered to leave their ramp immediately?
>
> Yes, it is legal. When you land at an air****t, you are essentially
> patronizing a business and the responsibility is with you to investigate
> such things beforehand.
>
>> I think that it is entrampment by having the ramp blocked and the ramp
>> rat guide me to parking.
>
> In this case, their fees were clearly posted in the official publication
> and the fee advertized was a landing fee, not a ramp fee. So you
> incurred that cost as soon as your wheels hit the runway, not when you
> taxied to the ramp. It may also be the air****t, and not the FBO who is
> charging the fee. The FBO may just be the collection point.
No the landing fees are totally different than the ramp fees. The
air****t charges the landing fees and the FBO charges the ramp fees.
I was flying with an instructor who works from that air****t and was also
totally appalled.
I have yet to see anywhere where it is advertised that there is a $20.00
ramp fee. If anybody can find one, please let me know and I'll accept
that I was taken by my own ignorance.
The afd from the faa says "Parking fee all acft after 2 hrs. Ldg fee all
acft except solo students. Flight Notification Service (ADCUS) available."
In hindsight I should have just pulled the chalks and left with them
hanging on my wing and wait for them to bill me.
Dave
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