I agree to a large extent. But for me, things have never been the same,
since GA was destroyed near DC. I never see my airplane friends anymore.
Very few of them are flying any appreciable amount. I was lucky enough to
move my plane outside the ADIZ, but that make it only possible to fly on
Saturdays. My new airport is one step away from the personality of a
morgue. No hangar flying here. I spend most Saturdays by myself, either
tinkering with the plane or flying, but alone none the less. Flying isn't
the same as it was 5 years ago.

That's really sad, Jay.

You need to start from scratch with that new airport of yours, and that is
hard. It took us a good five years in Iowa City before we got back to the
level of socializing that we were at in our hometown airport.

Pilots are always willing to talk, but they can be hesitant to embrace.
Sometimes it takes a while to break in -- and other times you've just got to
start your own little clique, and go from there.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"