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General Aviation at a Crossroads

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Key Takeaways:

  • General Aviation is facing unprecedented transformative changes, and the industry needs to speak with one voice to shape its future.
  • Key impending changes include the Pilots Bill of Rights 2 (eliminating 3rd class medicals), the Part 23 Rewrite for light aircraft certification, potential ATC privatization with user fees, and the results of new unleaded fuel testing.
  • The article warns that mishandling these reforms could severely hamper GA's growth and vitality.
  • Pilots are urged to contact Congress to advocate for favorable outcomes on these issues, such as supporting the Pilots Bill of Rights 2 and opposing user fees.
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Ladies and gentlemen, we’re about to make history. For better or worse, general aviation is on the precipice of transformative change unlike anything the industry has seen in its history. Maybe we don’t comprehend the scope of the change that is coming, or perhaps we feel there’s little as individuals we can do to affect change. But make no mistake, important transformations are about to occur and we need to be speaking with one voice so that we can be clearly heard.

What’s changing? Four important things, with the possible outcomes of each of these changes still very much in doubt.

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