On Fri, 27 Apr 2007 03:31:10 +0200, Mxsmanic
wrote in :

people who can afford to fly today may still be
discouraged by the tremendous barriers to entry into the hobby, as compared to
other hobbies. It is ridiculously difficult to become a private pilot, and
unless one is among the very tiny minority of people who are truly obsessed
with flying, there are many other hobbies that provide similar levels of
satisfaction for far less money and with far less hassle and red tape.

That is as it should be, in my humble opinion. Folks who consider
aviation a hobby belong on the ground.