NEEDED: CONSUMER-ORIENTED FLIGHT SCHOOLS
Unless the general decline in the student pilot population is stopped soon, the future of general aviation in the U.S. will be seriously in question. Since 1977, the number of student pilots has plummeted by close to 55%. In 1994 alone, the FAA issued only 62,603 student pilot certificates. That is...
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