Icarus, the point I was trying to make has been illustrated beautifully by the posters here. Aviation is too cheap right now, but I am hearing from people on other threads that we can make it cheaper. My question is which part of ATC and CASA reform can save money and make it more affordable while staying safe?
I've been in GA long enough to know the fixed costs are huge and can't be reduced in any significant way. I've worked for companies that had such tight profit margins we were working just to keep aircraft flying rather than making money. Hoping the money would come later with rep and goodwill. Not fun but they survived and are making money now, and I'm still alive.