Airplane prices are ridiculous, Pt.2

writes:

You are sounding to me like the guy who moved to Kansas then complained there
was no local surf.

Aviation would have to have extremely high priority in one's life to dictate
one's choice of domicile. There are a lot of people who are interested in
flying, but not to the extent that they will select a house based on its
proximity to a suitable airport.

The extreme is a village that is also an airport, usually with a name like
"sky park" or something along those lines. You'd really have to love flying to
move into such a place (especially since they are often quite a distance from
the city), but if that's what you want, it's available. I think it would be
very cool to have an airplane parked right outside the door, but I don't think
it cool enough to justify moving into such a place.

John Travolta's house is also a great example of that extreme. I've never
heard him talk about flying, but he must really love it to go to such lengths
to be near airplanes. It's not just a question of money, either, as having
airplanes in the backyard imposes constraints on other aspects of life.

It bothers me that, even if I were in a position to become a pilot, I'd have
to go way out into the boonies to find an airport to accommodate me. In
Europe, private pilots are not welcome at major airports, and renting
airplanes as an individual is problematic and expensive. So you have to go out
to some dinky airport in the middle of nowhere to fly. In my case, that would
mean buying a car just to get out there, and spending 1-3 hours in traffic
each way. There are limits.