Originally Posted By: LoneRanger
Given the continuing attacks by various media and politicians on PP-ASEL holders flying certified GA piston singles, and just GA in general, the EAA is doomed. Just wait until the GA haters in the media find out that there are folks flying around a/c on only their driver license because they can't pass a 3rd class medical, and those a/c may have been amatuer built. I can see USA Today wetting their pants already.
I agree, I do think GA and the EAA are eventually doomed. The kitplane world was quite robust for many years. But, it's demographic has aged. The number of kitplane manufacturers has dwindled, as have the number of completed projects.
For a while, the homebuilt/kitplane world took over where the manufacturers failed (by pricing themselves out of the market) . However, I believe men today don't want to build aircraft. It seems they'd rather play on the computer or iPhone, and hang around the shopping mall. We just don't breed them like we used to.
At Sun N Fun, in Lakeland, the "homebuilt" parking area is no longer full of interesting aircraft. In fact, it's considerably smaller than in years past. Nor are there many "kitplane" manufacturers showing up anymore. It's turned into a big airshow, with commercial and military equipment.
Given the continuing attacks by various media and politicians on PP-ASEL holders flying certified GA piston singles, and just GA in general, the EAA is doomed. Just wait until the GA haters in the media find out that there are folks flying around a/c on only their driver license because they can't pass a 3rd class medical, and those a/c may have been amatuer built. I can see USA Today wetting their pants already.
I agree, I do think GA and the EAA are eventually doomed. The kitplane world was quite robust for many years. But, it's demographic has aged. The number of kitplane manufacturers has dwindled, as have the number of completed projects.
For a while, the homebuilt/kitplane world took over where the manufacturers failed (by pricing themselves out of the market) . However, I believe men today don't want to build aircraft. It seems they'd rather play on the computer or iPhone, and hang around the shopping mall. We just don't breed them like we used to.
At Sun N Fun, in Lakeland, the "homebuilt" parking area is no longer full of interesting aircraft. In fact, it's considerably smaller than in years past. Nor are there many "kitplane" manufacturers showing up anymore. It's turned into a big airshow, with commercial and military equipment.