If there were 25 million active GA pilots...

"Jeff" wrote:
There would also be GA *airplanes* everywhere and the number of midair
collisions would increase dramatically.

Of course, assuming that the much larger market had not driven superior
technology, which is one of the points of my OP.

Hangar rates would be about the same--can you say "law of supply and
demand"?

Can you say "more competition?"

Accident rates would skyrocket, both fatal and non-fatal.

Why?

You'd give the engine in your airplane about as much thought as you do
the
one in your car. The idea of sending oil samples off for analysis at each
change would seem absurd.

Dream on.

Tell me why that would be a dream.

Your new "family" airplane would be air conditioned. It would have a
headup
synthetic vision/HITS display, emergency autoland capability, real time
data
link weather and a CD/DVD player.

Air conditioning is for wimps--

Spent much time down South, have you?

Heads-up display? Keep your silly heads-up display. Data link? Real
time weather data link is here now and will be quite affordable in the
near future. CD player? If you're gonna be plugged into a CD player,
you'll not be piloting my airplane.

Ar-r-rrrr maties! Here's a salty, bold pilot!

Yeah, sure. Your conclusions are as fanciful as your premise.

Uh, see the last line.
--
Dan
C172RG at BFM