Mxsmanic wrote in
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EridanMan writes:

You underestimate the fundamental and visceral pull of aviation to
most pilots. It goes far beyond the rational.

I'm sure that pull exists for some pilots ... but presumably they are
not the ones allowing their aircraft to rust on the field.

My counterpoint would be, for those cashing out the only logical
solution would be to sell the aircraft, even for scrap. I cannot
imagine many people "forget" the 30-120 dollars a month they pay for
ramp space. There is absolutely no economic value to an aircraft
rotting on a tarmac, if they have merely 'lost interest', then
obviously they should get whatever capital they could back out of
their investment, or at least temper their loss.

Perhaps the rental is a psychological crutch, allowing them to believe
that someday they'll fly again, when in fact they probably never will.
Selling or giving up the space would be an admission that they really
aren't going to fly again.

Something that will never happen to you since you will never fly to begin
with

Ever

Bertie