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Me neither. But then again most don't charge a fee for parking away from the main ramp and not using any services. I don't think you should be charging a fee if you aren't posting it clearly online, in your business, and on the ramp where the "services" would be provided. The only reason not to...

Unfortunately, they can still nail all the transients that don’t know about their charges because they don’t make them public. It’s criminal.

Ok. His comments do fit the baseless speculation category, so I guess you’re right.

You think cliffs input has been in any way useful? Lol

lol you crack me up.

You seem to be swapping the E and the F Willy Nilly in your argument. The FAA doesn’t regulate therefore the EAA is responsible.

It’s this kind of attitude that encourages this type of practice.

When they submitted a charge to his credit card, they pretty much made it clear that they were thinking there was a reasonable expectation that he would pay. Unless you're suggesting that they were just stealing from him. That could support your statement for sure.

Do any of you guys defending this behavior ever ask yourselves why these companies don't just post the rates where it's easy to see? I can help with the answer if you're struggling with it.

Good. I will grant that he had good reason to believe he did.

No he didn't. I know you will argue that he did. But he in fact did not.

It should be since it's a prerequisite. You can't skip out on a payment that you were not notified was necessary. Kinda obvious.

Did the FBO post a sign, or do anything at all to notify a payment would be necessary?

I’ve only been to 133 unique airports and I’ve been charged more than I was told I would be three times. Total of more than $200. I’ve honestly not kept track of the times I was charged without prior notice. But it’s been a few times. How often do you stay overnight at remote airports?

You can fit 8 Cherokees on way less than an acre.

I call BS! Just how big is this hangar? I can move my hangar 25 degrees on less than 50 cents. Literally. I just did the math for the last time I opened my door. I have power tracking on my AC circuits. Six tons worth. My hangar is 33,000 cubic feet. I'm sure you're talking a lot larger than...

If people are flying in and staying the night, they are bringing economic benefit to that community.

no, there isn’t always. I called an fbo once and they informed me of the fee, I looked at the overhead map and asked about a patch of grass almost a mile from the fbo. Nope. Can’t park anywhere on the airport without paying the fee. I give them credit for being honest and not lying to me and...

What value was received for the reasonable $385? Presuming the ramp was not full, nobody else was impacted one bit by his plane being parked there.

Precisely. Landing fees should be required to be published in the afd as well. Charging a landing fee that you have no way of knowing about until after you land is nothing less than theft. And don’t tell me “call ahead” because I’ve been lied to more than once on that matter, but since they...