Originally Posted by
Capt Kremmen
Of course, none of us are arguing with that statement. The two questions that need an answer are;
Given the paucity of numbers involved in GA, is it possible to make airfields pay as they are without developing them as something else?
How, in view of the relentless demand for housing do you maintain a 'brownfield site' designated airfield as an airfield per se?
Your Geezers/old a/c/farm strip scenario is, for the moment, far from accurate.
Apparently there are over 20,000 GA aircraft registered in the UK with 28,000 PPLs (plus pilots holding CPLs) flying them. Yes, small numbers but when you look at the numbers attending the big airshows, the "interest" in aviation is huge so I bet there are large numbers who want to fly but don't know how to go about it.
When I was very young I cycled to the two local airfields and hung around. One of those is now a regional airport with associated security and one airfield has long gone so the opportunity for anyone to discover aviation the way I did has gone too. Is that why GA has so few flying participants?
The brownfield designation has to go.