Sat Apr 10, 2021 12:22 pm
#1839484
A bright future is reliant on the creation of flying clubs providing access to fun aeroplanes.
The aeroclubs of yore with little Jodels, J3s, Condors, Gardans, Sipas etc need to be ‘recreated’.
Gliding clubs survive to this day, why not aeroclubs?
Too much serious emphasis on professionalism, and sophisticated avionics?
A vast chasm between those who can afford the turbocharged IFR machines and those who just want to fly around the patch with the occasional expedition further afield.
Many privately owned aeroplanes, and closed groups, with many enthusiasts left out, forced to rent aircraft based on expensive airfields.
I once fed this need.
When it all ended a member said “What will we do now?”
The Condor Club made a profit in 1987, but my heart was in trouble.
I admire the people who stuck it out against the odds... A contemporary: Singh is one I admire in this respect, he’s still at it at Biggin Hill. Well done.
The aeroclubs of yore with little Jodels, J3s, Condors, Gardans, Sipas etc need to be ‘recreated’.
Gliding clubs survive to this day, why not aeroclubs?
Too much serious emphasis on professionalism, and sophisticated avionics?
A vast chasm between those who can afford the turbocharged IFR machines and those who just want to fly around the patch with the occasional expedition further afield.
Many privately owned aeroplanes, and closed groups, with many enthusiasts left out, forced to rent aircraft based on expensive airfields.
I once fed this need.
When it all ended a member said “What will we do now?”
The Condor Club made a profit in 1987, but my heart was in trouble.
I admire the people who stuck it out against the odds... A contemporary: Singh is one I admire in this respect, he’s still at it at Biggin Hill. Well done.
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