[taildragger]

Gen-Av is one of the feeder stocks, it is dying. The alphabet soup aviation organizations haven't figured out hoe to kids away from the video games or vets into the cockpit at pilot in command. with old 172's w/ instructor running @ $140 hr plus and fuel through the moon, how in G-d's name does someone do it today, unless they do the college route and got their private during their high school years, through really hard work.

Not going to get better in this Obama-Economy...

[stubernx98]

“Gen-Av is one of the feeder stocks, it is dying. The alphabet soup aviation organizations haven’t figured out hoe to kids away from the video games or vets into the cockpit at pilot in command. with old 172’s w/ instructor running @ $140 hr plus and fuel through the moon, how in G-d’s name does someone do it today, unless they do the college route and got their private during their high school years, through really hard work.”

You got that right. I live on a private airport, and there are 2/3 planes based here than 10 years ago. Fuel is $6.00/gal. Cost to get a commercial License, $20,000 - $30,000, then you have to build time flying business at minimum wage for 10 years to quailify for the Airlines.

But hey, It won’t be long before the gamers’ are flyin our airline’rs from ground stations like the drones.

[Chuckster]

Yes. They are making it harder and more expensive for general aviation pilots to fly. I can’t afford it any more. How are civilians pilots supposed to get the experience to become commercial pilots. It was tough enough before. Now it is getting nearly impossible.

I think the whole idea is to make it difficult or impossible for ordinary Americans to travel: cost of fuel, toll roads, inconvenience and expense of air travel and more.