How can the FAA charge for data generated and paid for by taxes? The public, not the FAA owns the data, and pays the FAA to manage it. I can see constitutional arguments raised, and a wrist slap for the official in charge of this obvious conflict of interest story. Now that Jepp, owned by Boeing, is losing money because of cheap data available for the iPad, suddenly the FAA tries to change the game for the app developers. Who doesn't smell a rat?
It's good to see an article slanted toward non pilots. What better way to woo new members into our midst? Too much of our media "preaches to the choir".
