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Old 25th Jul 2011, 16:44
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But with aircraft its not about just buying the aircraft its all the other fixed and running costs as well as pilot legality and currency.
So not really comparable to an E type Jag?
But this isnt the point its why are aircraft seen as a rich mans toy while many equally expensive pastimes are not?
I would suggest its because aircraft were seen as the sole domain of wealthy people and hence probably more to do with the idle rich pasttime in the same way as they were involved in fox hunting.
You could equally ask why if a small aircraft comes down it makes local or national press while if a Caravan crashes on the motorway no one knows about it.
Why that?

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