"Martin Hotze" wrote in message
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"Jay Honeck" wrote:

Why is aviation in France statistically out of proportion with its
population, as compared with the US, if NOT because of cost?

it simply doesn't appear on the radar of too many people. when I talk to
people
and it comes to aviation and me having a certificate, then most people
think
about many burdens, (too) much learning, etc. - they don't believe that it
is
rather easy to acomplish - even here in Europe.

Your putting the effect before the cause. Could it be that "it simply
doesn't appear on the radar of too many people" because it costs to damn
much to do it thier?