On Fri, 27 Apr 2007 11:01:58 GMT, kontiki
wrote in :

Mxsmanic wrote:

Larry Dighera writes:


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


You may find that aviation will no longer be possible at all in the future
with an attitude like that.

Well, in essence, that is the way it is in European countries.

Without the rationale behind Anthony's statement, I do not find it
particularly compelling.

I would venture a guess, that those dilettantes who consider flying to
be a hobby are of a much lesser proportion of European airmen than
they are in the US.

Flying is basically not possible for an average person due to the
high costs.

While that is unfortunate if true, it probably tends to keep the
majority of the accidents-waiting-to-happen out of the sky, as only
those who possess adequate passion for aviation to overcome the
financial disincentive are able to fly.

The two biggest impediments are due to government... high taxes
on fuel and various user fees and lots of government regulation.

Without a clue of how effective public outcry is in shaping
governmental policy in Europe, I would also blame the silent airmen
who failed to protest the imposition of the stifling measures you
mention.