The plain simple truth of it is that flying in the GA environment in the
United States post 9-11 is still available and pleasurable, while at the
same time being much more difficult to deal with than it used to be.
I would say in all honesty that the rewards are there and can still be
achieved, but the price tag is higher now and the path a bit more strewn
with pot holes.
Bottom line is as its always been. Before diving in to something that
will cost this much money and require this much effort, simply step back
and take a long look at your finances, and especially your motivation.
If you have the time and money, and you can deal with general aviation
as it exists in the post 9-11 world, by all means go for it.
Like anything else in life, its a matter of intelligent and well thought
out choice.
Dudley Henriques


Google Madness wrote:
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