Lots of doom and gloom around as usual on this site. Might be worth having a read on:
<a href="http://www.pprune.org/cgibin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=1&t=017225" target="_blank">http://www.pprune.org/cgibin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=1&t=017225</a>
I'm starting to hear more encouraging noises from various people I know on the other side. My hunch is things will pick up rather sooner than most predict.
One thing you can be sure of, those with a positive outlook will get there, those without it may or may not.
Enjoy GA flying in the mean time.
PS
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