M writes:

But you're right. We have no one to blame but ourselves, because we
don't fly enough hours, and we don't attract enough new GA pilots to
join our ranks.

When the price of becoming a GA pilot is so high, and existing pilots just say
"find a way!" when someone points this out, instead of working to lower the
barriers, it's not surprising that so few new pilots are attracted.

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