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Bunkster · 08-07-2013, 09:21 AM

Related to a decline in automotive interest would be aeronautical. The trend there seems about the same:

http://airfactsjournal.com/2012/10/mayday-the-declining-pilot-population/

One paragraph in that story:

“One reason there are fewer pilots is because the mood in our country has changed. There is more of a tendency today for people to be needy and dependent and risk-averse. That is not a good demographic for flight training or for flying.”

It also doesn’t help when fathers teach their children about risk with lessons such as this:

I think I’m going to start drinking. Very, very heavily.

08-07-2013, 09:21 AM	#72
Bunkster Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 307 Likes: 0 Liked 43 Times in 10 Posts	Re: Big Wow, news from Ford?? Related to a decline in automotive interest would be aeronautical. The trend there seems about the same: http://airfactsjournal.com/2012/10/mayday-the-declining-pilot-population/ One paragraph in that story: “One reason there are fewer pilots is because the mood in our country has changed. There is more of a tendency today for people to be needy and dependent and risk-averse. That is not a good demographic for flight training or for flying.” It also doesn’t help when fathers teach their children about risk with lessons such as this: I think I’m going to start drinking. Very, very heavily.