I like the discussions regarding the olden days at the larger 'secondary' airports such as Moorabbin, Archerfield, Bankstown, Jandakot, etc, etc, and how it would be hard to get a parking sport because of the amount of aircraft there. I also believe they serve a valuable purpose for not just the GA community, but also to the smaller RPT and charter organisations.
But I do have questions about this subject: According to CAssA, there are many, many more aircraft on the register now than back then... So where are they now? They all can't be R22s in the dust or Pipers parked up in places like Broken Hill.
Where in the industry have the golden days transferred to? If they aren't at the second tier airports (and they're certainly not at the first tier ones), then where are they? Everyone is saying GA is dead - but there are more smaller GA aircraft than ever before? Are you all sure GA is actually dead, or are you wearing rose tinted glasses?
I'm not having a go, it's just sometimes the stories don't match the numbers.
