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 1951 219,000 PRIVATE PILOTS IN 2006 Pilot Stats Pilot Stats by State

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 $$$)

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

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

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

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