I think he’s talking about general aviation which is … not in great shape, though the rumors of its demise are still overstated a bit.
The main thing that made general aviation a far less accessible proposition were the lawsuits against the manufacturers in the 70s and 80s, the crushing verdicts and the over engineered basic planes based on suits that had been lost. That’s why a new Cessna 172 is three-quarters of a million dollars.
If I have a particular complaint with the FAA, I don’t think the requirements for a third-class medical are terribly compatible with the modern view of good mental health and treatment. But I understand the box they’re in on this, and don’t have any bright ideas.
>The main thing that made general aviation a far less accessible proposition
Meh, where I live, what made general aviation inaccessible is the fact that boomers and geriatrics have filled basically every airfield parking lot with planes they are keeping indefinitely in storage.
The only ones using the planes are the guys able to pay for the private corp owned hangers
>That’s why a new Cessna 172 is three-quarters of a million dollars.
There are people bypassing this for "recreational" level flying by simply using the experimental labeling on planes
