We're getting old, folks...

In counting old farts, how many are pilots because the Servicemens'
Readjustment Act paid for their primary flight training? When did
that end? 1970 sounds about right, but it might have been a little
later. I can't figure how to google up the information.

I trained at that time, but I wasn't eligible for the GI Bill. I did
see a lot of mom-and-pop flight schools go under when the program
ended.

I'd also like to see how the numbers of new pilots in Jay's lists
correllate with economic recessions and airline mergers and
bankruptcies.

Don