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Everyone in 1950 was predicting ubiquitous flight. What happened to that dream? What will it take to gain it back?
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DO YOU WANT TO FLY?
WHY DON’T YOU FLY?
BUT THEY PROMISED.
WHAT HAPPENED TO EVERYONE FLYING TO WORK?
COMPLEX
EXPENSIVE
GRAVITY
371,000 PRIVATE PILOTS IN 1951219,000 PRIVATE PILOTS IN 2006
• Pilot Stats
• Pilot Stats by State
TRENDS
• FEWER AIRPORTS• MORE EXPENSE: FUEL, INSURANCE,
MAINTENANCE, AIRPLANES, EQUIPMENT, FEES…
• FEWER PRIVATE PILOTS• IMPROVING SAFETY
• SIGNIFICANT INDUSTRY GROWTH (IN $$$)
WHAT THE FAA AND NASA ARE DOING
• SPORT PILOT AND RECREATIONAL PILOT RATINGS
• ADS-B• NASA’S GEN'L AVIATION TECHNOLOGY
CHALLENGE• COMPARATIVE AIRCRAFT FLIGHT EFFICIENCY
FOUNDATION
THE FUTURE OF GENERAL AVIATION
• SHORT TERM: FLAT GROWTH IN PILOT NUMBERS; HUGE GROWTH IN $$$
• LONG TERM: TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE
• LOOOOOONG TERM: GREATER ACCESS TO PERSONAL FLIGHT
THE ROLE OF ONLINE TOOLS• DISSEMINATING AND SHARING INFORMATION
AND IDEAS TO LOWER COSTS
• OVERCOMING MARKET FAILURES
• FACILITATING TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE THAT BENEFITS PRIVATE PILOTS
• MOVING PERCEPTIONS OF PERSONAL AVIATION BEYOND JUST BEING A HOBBY FOR THE RICH