On 9/18/2021 10:35 PM, Dr. Feng Hsu wrote:
Being a rookie just entering in the realm of GA, here are some of my
observations since bought my planes, and it is due to these troubling
observations (or statistics) my confidence of becoming someone in the #1
group (which was precisely the motivation I bought my aircrafts) has taken
a sharp turning to the south, unfortunately....!
Out of 100 GA enthusiasts who own aircrafts (either homebuilt or certified):
#1, About 10% or less of the folks use their aircraft as truly a
transportation vehicle, and they fly to anywhere as they want, and feel as
easy as driving on the road!
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Dr. Hsu,
The easy answer to your question is "people are doing what they are
doing because that is what they are comfortable doing or enjoy doing".
The reason the #1 group is so small is because of the limitations of the
airplanes we are flying. They are 100% weather dependent. Even major
airlines, with their capable equipment, are often grounded by weather.
There is an old saying, "be careful what you wish for". I recall
magazine articles from 60+ years ago about an "airplane in every
garage". We're probably fortunate that has never happened. Can you
imagine airplanes in the air as numerous as cars on the highway? Even
with great roads and traffic control we're killing 30,000 people a
year. Our yards would be covered with airplane parts from the many
wrecks. There is no way to define flight paths as restricted as cars on
highways and if we do would that eliminate the benefit of flying point
to point?
Given human history, things have developed the way they have because of
practicability. An airplane in every garage is just not practical.
Finish your project and enjoy it as much as you are capable of.
Everything in life has it's limitations.
Larry Flesner
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