Originally Posted by
Capt Fathom
I started my GA career in 1975. The aviation industry was thriving. ATC, FS, Briefing Offices everywhere. Hangars full of engineers and their apprentices.
No ASICs, no fences, unlocked terminals and real refuellers. It was a pleasure to spend a day at any airport during a charter.
WTF happened?
41 years of evolution that have included deregulation of the airline industry, introduction of new technologies that have significantly dumbed down the skills required to become a pilot, global spread of terrorism, and the transformation of the airline industry to the low cost model we have today.