Dudley Henriques wrote:


GA is definitely in for a hard road ahead in my opinion. The extremely
high costs vs the limited public access and required training can hold
few positive aspects for the community considering the current
economic situation.
Just my opinion of course.

GA paints too broad of a brush. Light aircraft GA (that's what's being
discussed here) has been on a downward spiral that started long before
the current economic downturn. The exception is the "fat cat" market of
the very affluent who flock to the new $500,000 range single engine
aircraft.

The LSA market is too expensive and the Draconian maintenance control
the manufacturer has is extreme.