"Google Madness" wrote in message
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Twenty years ago I almost got into flying, I'd even taken my Discovery
Flight and was all set to dive in. Then my wife-to-be put the kabosh on it
saying it was too much money.
Now money isn't so much an issue anymore and I'm all set once again to
follow my dream of having my PPL.
But, I've heard so many depressing things about the state of ( and future
of ) GA I'm wondering if the era of GA has passed me by.

Here's one article, like many others that I've read, that expresses many
of the issues that sounds so dismal for GA. I'm now seriously considering
scrapping the idea of a PPL once again but I'd like to hear from some
people out there if the situation is not really as bad as this sounds.

http://www.megginson.com/blogs/lahso...eral-aviation/

Thanks


Yes, you did. But that doesn't mean we can't create another one. GA for
many years has been playing "rope-a-dope", now it's time to get off the
ropes and start fighting. The Sport Pilot/Light Sport Aircraft initiative
is great opportunity to do that. Rather than get a PPL, maybe you should
consider a SPL. Get involved, join an EAA chapter and/or AOPA. Go to
Oshkosh, and you'll never doubt the future of GA again!