We're getting old, folks...

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"

Force our kids to learn to fly and insist that they solo before they can
take their drivers test.
Insist that they pass their PPL before they graduate high school and their
CPL before you pay their first college tuition.

Just kidding.

On the flip side... just think how many extra airplanes will be available!!
2 airplanes in every hanger!

Jim

Too late! Might work for the grandchildren, though.

Jay Honeck wrote:
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

Wow, I'm almost exactly average. What an exciting thought... :-)


Matt

Matt Whiting wrote:
Jay Honeck wrote:
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

Wow, I'm almost exactly average. What an exciting thought... :-)


Good God. There were pteradactyls in the pattern when I soloed.



--
Mortimer Schnerd, RN

VE

Pretty good chance I was flying one of them with high time.....ggg
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
Ol Shy & Bashful

Pretty good chance I was flying one of them with high time.....ggg
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
Ol Shy & Bashful

**** your Christmas and **** you! Praise be Allah!

Well... I guess I can look forward to being average then!
Jim

"Matt Whiting" wrote in message
...
Jay Honeck wrote:
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

Wow, I'm almost exactly average. What an exciting thought... :-)


Matt

"Matt Whiting" wrote in message
Wow, I'm almost exactly average. What an exciting thought... :-)

Your 35 and still a student?

D. :-)

Capt.Doug wrote:
"Matt Whiting" wrote in message
Wow, I'm almost exactly average. What an exciting thought... :-)


Your 35 and still a student?

D. :-)



Oh, that it were so! :-)

Matt