Yes, the perception has to be that it is all getting less busy. Fuel, elfin safety, security now at a ridiculous stage at some airports (has been for a while mind you), and the worries not only over the economy, but Easa/fcl has to take its toll.
I ain't poor by any means, but to fill my aircraft is now double what it was perhaps a year ago, and I tend to think about it now. I never used to.
The mood at our flying group is that aircraft are NOT being flown, certainly not to the extent they were two/three years ago, and a lot of serious questions are being asked now about validity of the aircraft.
Gloomy I know, but reality methinks. Not sure where it will all end up, clearer brighter skies ahead anyone??????