Re: We're getting old, folks...

As long as you don't put a price tag on your labor...

Some of those homebuilts are pretty cool but the 2,000 - 5,000 hour build
times are deal-breakers for many.

Marco
"Mike Rapoport" <rapopor1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> The biggest problem is cost. The future of GA is homebuilding.
>
> Mike
> MU-2
>
>
> "Jay Honeck" <jjhoneck@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:1135119868.205590.137370@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Here's the average age of pilots, comparing 1993 to 2003:
>>
>> ....................1993 -- 2003
>> Student ........ 33.7 - 34.0
>> Rec ..............45.5 - 51.3
>> Private ..........42.7 - 46.5
>> Commercial ...41.9 - 45.6
>> ATP ..............44.1 - 47.0
>>
>> Here are the number of private certificates issued:
>>
>> 1971-49,000
>> 1976-55,000
>> 1981-45,000
>> 1986-34,000
>> 1991-49,000
>> 1996-24,000
>> 2001-25,000
>> 2004-23,000
>>
>> Both of these are a one-way trips, ladies and gentlemen. What the heck
>> kind of GA are we going to have in 25 years, at this rate? What can
>> we do to arrest this rate of decline?
>> --
>> Jay Honeck
>> Iowa City, IA
>> Pathfinder N56993
>> www.AlexisParkInn.com
>> "Your Aviation Destination"
>>
>
>
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