Airplane prices are ridiculous

Mark writes:

The market has been shrinking for a couple of decades,
but I believe there is a resurgence of interest at this time.

I'm sure there are many people who are interested in flying their own
airplanes, but either their interest isn't great enough for them to overcome
all the many obstacles to flying for fun, or they just don't have the money
for it.

The situation is likely to only get worse.

Yes sales are off. Interest is still high.
Conclusion: The friggin' planes cost too much.

It's not just the cost of the airplanes. It's all the overhead associated with
flying in general. You cannot simply buy a plane, jump in, and fly around.

Ok, thanks for the clarification. Insurance companies are
robber-barons. Look at the spread sheets. ( A.I.G.) So,
basically, GREED is driving up the cost of planes.

Only in part. And in any case, greed isn't likely to disappear.

Reminiscent of the FDA.

Exactly. That's why so many orphan drugs fall by the wayside. Those orphan
drugs are a lot like private airplanes.