GA in Australia - Is it over?
Just an honest question. It seems to me that thriving hubs of healthy GA activity such as Cairns and Darwin are no longer. For example Cairns in the 80's and 90's and earlier supported quite a few organisations of quite some size who were doing lots of charter work. Canberra had quite a thriving GA scene.
Many smaller rural centres would have their one or two operators with a single or two and maybe a twin. That seems more rare now.
Is GA such a canary in the coalmine that it reflects the overall health of the country economically or what? I can't help but wonder. It is a pity in one sense though. It was such a good apprenticeship for those eventually moving through. Maybe not so secure and financially rewarding for those who stayed on but still an interesting job.