The "Era of GA" is what YOU make it. Go out and do it! You will NOT regret
it. I know no other recreation that offers so much education, freedom, and
satisfaction.

After our last flight I was curious as to how many hours I had flown during
the past 12 months, often used as a gauge of a pilots or airplane owners
activity. What I had failed to do was to pay attention to all the places
that I'd visited, the experiences I'd had, and the adventures that made all
of it so enjoyable. THESE are the reasons that I fly and what GA brings
me... the friendships, the experiences, and the advetures that I would not
find nor have the time to find in other activities.

Just off the top of my head I can bring up some great memories from the past
years trips (seperate) flights from Wisconsin to:
Las Vegas, NV
Rantoul, IL
Iowa City, IA (several)
Grand Rapids, MI (several)
Detroit, MI
Louisville, KY
Nashville, TN
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
and our latest from Wisconsin to Key West FL and back.

I'm sure I would have driven to Grand Rapids, MI a few times as my wife's
family lives there. I'm sure that I would have taken one or two of the
remaining trips by flying commercial for a family vacation. I'm equally
sure that the rest would never have been considered if I weren't a pilot nor
had reliable access to an airplane.

Make GA what YOU want to make it.

Jim