The conventional wisdom about millennials goes something like this: They would rather sit inside and play Xbox all day than go to the airport and learn to fly airplanes. Mind you, nobody ever presents any evidence to show this is in fact true, but in our gut we all kind of understand there’s at least a ring of truth to it. But don’t blame young people. A great many of them would be thrilled to earn a private pilot’s license. It’s just that general aviation isn’t structured to provide them with the kind of training experience they expect or desire.
On Course: Do Millennials Want to Learn to Fly?
Key Takeaways:
- General aviation struggles to attract millennials not due to their disinterest, but because the industry fails to meet their expectations for modern technology, affordability, and accessibility.
- Millennials, accustomed to continuous technological innovation and low risk, find current GA offerings — characterized by older aircraft, high costs, and limited access — to be antiquated and out of sync with their experiences.
- To secure its future, general aviation needs a paradigm shift focused on continued technological advancement (like lower-cost electric aircraft), improved affordability, and easier access to create a more welcoming and modern training experience for new pilots.
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