"Brent Rehmel" writes:

In a way, this is a bit sad because it seems to show that there is
not enough demand. Considering that these aircraft have either not
been manufactured in large numbers or not at all for some time, one
would think that the market would now be short of aircraft and have
driven up the cost. I guess the problem is not enough owners/pilots
instead of not enough aircraft.

The problem (for the manufacturers) is that aircraft seem to last
forever: aircraft from the late 1950's are not even considered
vintage. Unless someone comes up with an AD or regulatory change that
makes most existing planes too expensive to keep, or the pilot
population suddenly doubles (not likely, even with the sport license),
manufacturers will be basically pushing a few new planes into the top
of the fleet every year to replace the few old ones leaving service at
the bottom. That's a mature market for you.


All the best,


David