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Old June 1st 07, 06:00 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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Default GA Flying Down 20%

On May 31, 8:29 pm, Jay Honeck wrote:

I wonder if those sales figures from the 1980s included military
aircraft? There used to be lots of military hardware burning avgas
-- not any more...


I don't think the Military had active duty piston engine aircrafts in
the 1980s. It was all GA.


If not? Holy moley...GA really is dead.


If ethanol-compatible mogas burning LSAs don't catch on in the next
few years, then you're right. Piston powered GA doesn't have much
future left. I consider myself the last generation of piston GA
flyers, and I'm putting 200hr a year right now on my mogas burning
Grumman to catch some last epic flying. One day I'll probably hang up
my wings, at least I'll have a thousand or two hours of flying memory
to remember.