New fees to use 'SkyVector' or similar sites? EAA action required.

Greetings all, just saw this in another forum and wanted to know your thoughts?

11 days ago http://static-2.socialgo.com/cache/631/thumb/14319.jpg Jim T sent a global bulletin. :

TPS members...The FAA wants to start charging for the navigation downloads which means free sites like Skyvector will have to start charging for it's service or go out of business. There is an online petition that needs to be signed by as many members as possible. At least 25,000 signatures are needed for review. Let's help make it 250,000 signatures. You will need to register at the below link. It only takes a minute.

https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petition...paign=shorturl

Thanks,

Jim T

There's some additional info and discussion here as well:

http://www.eaa.org/news/2011/2011-11-16_charts.asp

Signed it today. We're a long ways away though. We need to continue to promote this.