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