I recommend SkyCom in Waukesha. They do great work at a fair price. The telephone number is 262-521-8180. JA had done some avionics work on my 310, but I used SkyCom for the GPS upgrade.
Weight is the answer. Keep the gas tax and charge the annual license plate renewal according to the weight of the vehicle. That would be a fair and equitable to pay for what you use.
vehicle toll transponders would allow a state to track your vehicle.
I suggest you talk with your mechanic. My experience is that most pilots operate the aircraft by the book and the engine will reach TBO. The big variable is that you don't know how that owner operated that engine. Your mechanic knows what to look for. Beyond TBO is an unknown for me. I never...
Comments coming out of the congress seam to support farming out ATC. I don't support the action, but I can see how some would be misled into the position. Small GA would feel the pain. Corporate flight departments will not like it, but they have the ability to pay. The airlines will just bundle...