If you take the average GA airfield anywhere in the UK at first glance one could well believe that most GA pilots will be dead in 20 years time.
Why? Partly because many young(er) people don't actually see flying the average spam can as particularly exciting or adventurous and many of those that might do simply don't see it as value at £150/hr. Could we cost share? Oh we just managed to come around to that idea and yet even having done so many still suck their teeth at the idea, believing that life imprisonment surely follows.
What about aerobatics?! Oh no spinning is surely operation certain death!!!???
Maybe some inspirational youtube flying clips??? Hmm once more life imprisonment follows after an incorrect/unauthorised Go-Pro mount was found... Maybe it was but 499ft was spotted on an altimeter over a dishevelled barn somewhere.
What about some exciting new types to stir up the passion??? Nope nothing to see and if anyone dares to step forward then thankfully regulation will smash them in the face before going bust.
How about the adoption of technology? I mean after all navigation must surely have moved on from the Low Level navigation techniques shown in a 1940's film from France to Glos.?? Well it has but despite the obvious downsides to such techniques (such as the increasing issues of airspace infringements) we still want you to use the stopwatch, compass and mental math... the error plus twice the error.. err what was it again... opps mind that 737..
Still look on the bright side at least the CAA have recognised the age problem and we can all self-cert our medicals until we err, die.