If theres an aviation version ofrealpolitik, we saw it on Friday when EAA announced its caving in to FAA demands that the association pay for air traffic services at AirVenture. This decision will be bitterly disappointing for many members, while others will just accept it as the cost of doing business and an inevitability. Its no secret that some of us in aviation think weshouldpay for such extended FAA services such as those at AirVenture and Sun n Fun.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.avweb.com/air-shows-events/atc-fees-eaa-cuts-its-losses