Question Of The Week: User Fees, Mid-Term Elections, and Your Vote

Editorial Staff

Wednesday, October 25, 2006 at 12:00 AM ET

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Key Takeaways:

AVweb previously polled readers on whether New York City's "VFR Corridor" over the East River should remain open.
The majority of respondents (51%) voted to keep the VFR corridor open, while 26% sided with the FAA's requirement for fixed-wing aircraft to contact LaGuardia.
The current poll asks U.S. readers about the extent to which Congressional candidates' stances on aviation user fees will influence their vote in the upcoming mid-term elections.

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This Week’s Question | Last Week’s Results

PREVIOUS RESULTS ***

Last week, AVweb asked whether New York City’s “VFR Corridor” over the East River should be kept open.

A full 51% of AVweb readers answered Yes – while another 26% of you sided with the FAA, saying that all fixed-wing aircraft should contact LaGuardia before flying into the corridor.

What about the rest of our readers?
View the complete breakdown of last week’s poll answers here.

THIS WEEK’S QUESTION ***

Mid-term elections are coming up in just a few days. With this in mind, AVweb would like to hear how much weight our U.S. readers are putting on their respective candidates’ stance on aviation user fees.

To what extent will your Congressional candidates’ views on aviation user fees affect your vote on November 7?

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