Some predict GA decline could continue through next year
February 22, 2011, 03:15 pm
Though some pilots have forecasted a recovery for general aviation in the near future, others disagree about the timeline, believing that other aviation-affiliated industries will recover before private pilots feel the relief, according to the Star Tribune.
While recoveries have been made, especially in the corporate aviation field, the paper states it may take up to a year for recreational piloting to see improvements.
"Recreational pilots are feeling the impact and trying to save money by flying much less. … We may be on the road to recovery, but we won't see it in general [recreational] aviation for a year or more," said Gary Schmidt, the Metropolitan Airports Commission's director of reliever airports.
Mark Manley, also from the MAC, reported that increasing gas prices, which at his airport rose from around $1 a gallon to $4.69 as of mid-January, may be one of the many factors that caused the GA decline.
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