My Mission: Reversing the Trend
Brian Landsberg posted a disturbing article about declining numbers of pilots.
I am nuts about airplanes and love to introduce people to general aviation. My goal is to work with flight schools to improve their marketing and business processes in order to attract more students.
I am not flush with extra cash, nor do I have a surplus of time. I was bitten by the aviation bug at a young age, though, and nothing was to stand between me and my license. My monthly budget for flight is meager ($160), but it keeps me in the air and it usually gets me to a greasy breakfast.
In the comments following this article, there are a lot of “causes” addressed. What are the solutions? What can we do to address the problem? If over-regulation causes inordinate security restrictions, high gas prices, and expensive maintenance, what is left for us to do?
We can:
- Take friends and their children for flights
- Build friendly flight schools
- Talk to everyone about flying and its benefits
- Refer interested friends to quality flight schools
The more people we hook with the flying bug, the more pilots there will be. The more pilots there are, the louder the GA voice. The louder the GA voice, the greater power we have in regulation. The larger the demand for affordable aircraft, the more motivation and ability for manufacturers to build lower cost aircraft.
I will not wait for the government to solve our problems. Let’s be proactive! Let’s turn the tide!
Please feel free to post comments and ideas.
