I can't speak for the others, but the main reasons for me are distance to
the airport (45 minutes one-way for me) and three kids, a wife, and a job
with a fair amount of travel.

Yeah, I hear that a lot.

Interestingly, in the last few days traffic has been sky-high (ouch!) at our
airport, with the pattern stuffed with planes of all types.

Maybe it was just a little lull I was sensing? Dunno...

Today's predicted winds of 40+ knots ought to keep the weekend pilots on the
ground...!

:-)
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Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"